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DELTA COUNTY

MARCH 6, 2019 VOL. 136, NO. 10

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First county land use forum well attended BY ANNETTE BRAND Staff Writer

Over 50 community members gathered at the Creamery in Hotchkiss Thursday evening, Feb. 28, to hear comments from a panel discussing “Why do land use regulations matter in building community prosperity?” On the panel were Tate Locke, a member of the Delta County Planning Commission; Sam Kimbriel, a local business owner with decades of development experience; Lynn Tallent, a local developer, “local” including Montrose and Grand Junction; Stacey Voight, representing Delta County Economic Development; and Delta County Commissioner Mike Lane. Those attending asked their questions and made their comments to the panel members and Elyse Casselberry, the county’s community and economic development director, who facilitated the discussion. Tate noted the difference between the county’s revised

Master Plan, adopted last year, which sets forth vision and goals, and the land use regulations now being discussed, which will create a set of regulations that define property rights: that is, what an individual can do with his property and what his neighbors do with their property, taking into consideration the impact of each on the other. Voight said “land use” is defined as what happens to the land itself, but in reality land use is what happens to the occupants as well, as the land and water are occupied and utilized. She noted that when growth and economic development come together, development will occur where growth can connect to existing services enabling resources to work together. She said land use regulations have a negative impact when regulations are not well thought out and ask property owners to do too much. Think of economic development, but don’t ask too much of development. She

said, “We need to get that vision now, as we are developing the regulations.” Kimbriel said financing trends, what government is doing and what’s going on next door affect the risks a developer is willing to take. There is a piece of property available across from his business, Needle Rock Brewing Company, but he’s not willing to take the risk because he does not know what’s going to happen next door to that property. Tallent said Montrose and Montrose County have more complex planning and review, that it is a “well-oiled machine” with better guidelines to follow. He said Delta County is like the wild west. Growth is slow; not a lot of land is being developed in Delta County. Kimbriel added that Delta County today is like a gigantic homeowners association, a big cooperation of neighbors who get together to protect next door. LAND USE TO A3 Photo submitted

Conservatives gather to hear update from Matt Soper BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

Interested citizens crowded into the lower portion of Needlerock Brewery, eager to engage with Matt Soper, who was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in November. The legislative briefing was hosted by the Libertarian Party of Delta County on Saturday, March 2. Party chairman Jay Stooksberry introduced Soper, who said it’s a “unique and awesome” responsibility to represent his hometown. During the early weeks of the legislative session, Soper has observed that the 65 members of the House do not normally engage in the partisan bickering citizens see in Washington, D.C. “I’ve observed some bills that are strictly party line, but probably 90 percent are not party issues. They may be geographic issues, but they’re not always Democrat vs. Republican,” he said. Soper is assigned to the Committee on Legal Services, Judiciary Committee and Health & Insurance Committee. He had been on the House floor until 10 p.m. the previous night debating the extreme risk protection bill. It was soon apparent that most constituents in the audience were well aware of the bill’s provisions. House Bill 1177 creates the ability for a family or household member or a law enforcement officer to petition the court for a temporary extreme risk protection

INDEX

Accent ........................... A4 Activities ....................... A7 Back Page ................... D6 Business ........................ A8 Church ........................... D4 Classifieds .................. D1-2 Editorial ......................... A2 Legals ......................... D2-3 North Fork Times ........B1-3 Obituaries ......................C6 School Zone .................. A5 Service Directory ........ D5 Sports ..........................B5-8 Surface Creek News ...C1-5 TV Listings ..................C3-4

order (ERPO). According to a summary on the Colorado General Assembly website, the petitioner must establish by a preponderance of the evidence that a person poses a significant risk to self or others by having a firearm in his or her custody or control or by possessing, purchasing, or receiving a firearm. If an ERPO is issued, the respondent must surrender all of his firearms to a law enforcement agency or a federally licensed firearms dealer. Soper explained why he opposes the bill. Number one, in rural western Colorado, the law enforcement and the court system are already at capacity, yet the ERPO process could take precedence over everything else. He questioned the constitutionality of the proposal, as well as the civil vs. criminal incompatibilities. One member of the audience told Soper of a nationwide restraining order against an ex-spouse who continues to send her emails at least twice a year, despite the passage of 22 years. If he learned of this bill, she said, he could use it to take away her protection. “If he knows I don’t have guns, he can come into my house and finish what he started 22 years ago. What protects me? “Under this bill, nothing,” Soper responded. The Democrats believe this bill can potentially reduce murders and suicide; Soper believes a better option is to fully fund mental health.

Republicans are trying to chip away at some of the worst elements of the bill, but Soper said he believes it will eventually pass both the House and the Senate, and the governor SOPER TO A3

A new, but growing, sport

A group of area residents have discovered that Grand Mesa provides the perfect conditions — open meadows, windy conditions and deep snow — for the sport of snowkiting. Todd Wicklund, who submitted this photo, said he and Anthony Prough of Cedaredge began snowkiting about four years ago and now their group of regulars has grown to eight. They have met other snowkiters from Minnesota, Nevada, Utah and beyond. This photo was taken near the junction of Highway 65 and Land’s End Road.

School district beefs up security with locks, SROs BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

Delta County Joint School District #50 was recently awarded a grant of $752,000 from the state Department of Homeland Security for the purpose of increasing security by replacing interior and exterior door locks. A total of 406 interior and 254 exterior door locks will be replaced in 14 different schools at an average cost of $1,250 per lock. Being of newer construction, Cedaredge Elementary School and Delta Middle School require less work. Jim Ventrello, the school district’s business manager, said the grant will be matched with cash of $635,000, an inkind match of labor of $76,000, and project management services estimated at $41,000. Replacing the locks will be a “big undertaking” that could take up to two years, Ventrello said. The cost may seem high, but is due to the fact the locks are all electronic and connected wirelessly to a central location, where an alert will

sound if an exterior door is not secured, then pinpoint the location of that alarm. A classroom or the entire building can be locked and unlocked remotely. With school security a priority nationwide, schools across the country are taking similar steps, and increased demand is pushing up prices, Ventrello said. Currently, most classroom doors can only be locked and unlocked from the hall. The upgrade will make doors lockable from the inside. Keys will be replaced by proximity key cards. The school district has also allocated funds to increase law enforcement presence in each community. A school resource officer is currently available in Paonia schools, and Delta will soon follow suit. The school district and the City of Delta have reached an agreement where the school district will provide $50,000 per school year to help fund a school resource officer. The Delta Police Department is in the process of identifying an

Health fairs set for March 13-14-15 Delta County Memorial Hospital is joining forces with hospital volunteers and local Lions clubs to host the annual health fairs March 13, 14 and 15, according to the following schedule: Wednesday, March 13 — In Paonia at the Technical College of the Rockies building, 6:30 to 10 a.m. Thursday, March 14 — In Delta at Bill Heddles Recreation Center, 6:30 to 11 a.m., with health-related exhibits and displays. Friday, March 15 — In Cedaredge at Cedaredge Civic Center, 6:30 to 10 a.m. Online registration for blood draws is available through the hospital’s website at www.deltahospital.org. Registering online will diminish long waiting lines. DCMH accepts only cash or checks for blood work; no credit cards are accepted and there is no way for DCMH to bill various insurance companies. Fasting for 12 hours is required for all health screens requiring blood draws. Drink plenty of water, one cup of coffee is permitted, and take medications as usual.

officer who will be assigned to cover Lincoln Elementary School, Garnet Mesa Elementary School, Delta Middle School, Delta High School and the Delta Family Center/BELA Preschool. Discussions are underway with Vision Charter Academy for similar coverage. Chief Luke Fedler said he hopes to have the school resource officer in place by early April. During the summer, the officer will join the department’s patrol staff. According to a memorandum of understanding approved by Delta City Council, the goal is to foster a SRO program that will build a positive relationship between law enforcement officers and the youth of Delta and provide a safe learning environment for students, a safe working environment for educational staff, and prevent and reduce offenses committed by juveniles and young adults, including acts of violence. The SRO will also attend special school events, as the officer’s schedule allows.

Cannon joins DMEA

After interviewing a number of candidates, the board of directors of Delta-Montrose Electric Association appointed Stacia Cannon to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of John Gavan. Cannon is a resident of Hotchkiss. She obtained a degree in equine science from Colorado State University and is employed at Black Canyon Veterinary Clinic in Montrose as a veterinary technician and receptionist. She is also the co-owner of Topp Fruits in Hotchkiss and belongs to the Colorado Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association, the Valley Organic Growers Association and the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union.

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OPINION

LETTERS Democrats can’t handle losing Dear Editor: The Democrat-controlled Colorado legislature has passed a bill aimed at eliminating the Electoral College. Governor Polis evidently plans to sign it. Under this law, Colorado’s electoral votes would be given to the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote (democracy). Our Founders wisely created the Electoral College system so that heavily-populated areas, (such as New York and California) would not be the sole determinants of presidential elections. If enough states approve this legislation, the protection

provided by the Founders — which gives the “fly-over states” a voice in elections — will be gone. This movement was started because Al Gore, and then Hillary Clinton, won the popular vote (slightly) but lost the electoral vote. Instead of accepting the results of a system that has served us well for almost 250 years, the Democrat/leftist losers are determined to change laws and stage silent coups. The Electoral College is the same principle set up by our Founders for Congress. The House has representatives based on population. The Senate

has two representatives per state. The more staid Senate balances the more volatile House. Most state legislatures use the same format. Democracy is two wolves and a sheep, each with equal votes, deciding what to have for dinner. The U.S. is not a democracy. We are a constitutional republic. People who cannot accept that can always move to a democratic country. If Trump wins the popular vote in 2020 will these people still seek to use only the popular vote? I doubt it. Angie Many Eckert

Taxpayers pay big for planning hire Dear Editor: Amid her own employment controversy, Delta County director of community and economic development Elyse Casselberry has hired longtime planning consultant Kelly Yeager as a permanent employee. Yeager, who had been contracted by the county for the past four years, was quietly hired on Feb. 1 as the county’s new “current planning manager” at an annual salary of $92,000-plus-mileage and benefits. Despite his fancy and bizarre title, Yeager’s work assignments with the county will be similar to those he performed as a contract planner where he earned more than $100,000 per year in contract fees. He will have no supervisory responsibility, but additional tasks have been added to the job description in a contrived attempt to justify the salary. DELTA COUNTY

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To put this into perspective, David Rice, a degreed planner, last held the Delta County senior planning position and earned a top salary of $65,556 annually as a full-time employee with a supervisory role. Gunnison County pays its longtime planner $81,000/year and San Miguel County pays $62,000. Further, a 2018 county salary survey done by County Technical Services, Inc., lists the average annual salary for a planner at $59,405 for counties with comparable budgets to that of Delta County. At $92,000 a year, Yeager joins the top 10 percent of county employees making the highest salaries while other department managers earn much lower wages including the human services public health director at $73,905; top police sergeant at $59,449; engineering coordinator (top engineering position) at $60,953; GIS analyst/ coordinator (top GIS position) at $57,079; and the child welfare manager at $59,820. Flipping the coin, every other top-level employee heads a department, manages several people and is responsible for important county assets. The county attorney, for example, earned $93,840 in 2018 and heads up the county’s legal team

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with huge responsibilities requiring the highest levels of expertise and education. With the addition of the cost of benefits, Casselberry’s $95,000/ year salary — also higher than others in comparable counties — and Yeager’s $92,000/year salary adds up to almost $225,000 in taxpayer funds. Much less seems to be the norm. So, you have to ask yourself why our county commissioners and county administrator agreed to pay Yeager this totally out of whack sum. Then ask the same of Casselberry who is also moonlighting at another $90,000/year job, and then wonder why both of these scandals find themselves in the county’s planning department. JoAnn Kalenak Hotchkiss

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Radicals have removed their masks Dear Editor: In recent weeks, the radical faction of the Democratic Party has removed their “masks” and exposed their warped ideology and political agenda to the public in the areas of abortion, immigration and climate change (the Green New Deal), to name a few. The one area I would like to comment on is abortion. Since Roe v Wade, abortion has progressed from aborting babies to protect the life or harm to the mother, to aborting viable babies in the womb for “any reason.” In several states, Vermont and Virginia, if a mother survives an attempted

abortion and is delivered alive, the mother and her physician “can have a discussion” to determine if the baby lives or dies. When a society subverts its laws and moral principles to kill the most innocent and defenseless

among us, the demise of the society is at hand. I hope and pray this policy never comes to Colorado, and if it does we need to stand up and defeat this legislation. Gene Gold Cedaredge

Grateful for BoCC support

Dear Editor: Grand Mesa Nordic Council (GMNC) sincerely thanks the Delta County Commissioners for their recent grant of Conservation Trust Fund monies in support of the council’s trail grooming operations at County Line and Ward Lake ski areas. GMNC is a nonprofit organization formed in 1990 by local people who love to participate in Nordic sports on the Grand Mesa. The core of its mission is grooming and maintaining 31 miles of cross-country ski trails on Grand Mesa for public Dear Editor: What a pleasure to use. These trail systems attend the law enforce- — open to the public without trail fees — fosment coffee Feb. 28. So pleased the city has implemented important new initiatives: these community meetings, the school resource officer, Dear Editor: full-time code enforceAs a lifelong hunter ment and the new police and conservationist, I dog, which will be intro- can’t believe what Coloduced at the next coffee. rado Parks and Wildlife The chief and staff did to us (hunters) this were met by small chil- year! Usually an increase dren introduced to friend- in draw tags, hunting ly uniformed officers ... licenses and draw applinice. The police were cation fees is justified and very responsive to our necessary. But this year concerns, as a friend and they (CPW) are forcing I met later with Com- us to purchase a “qualifymander Cox regarding ing tag” before they will those; and the chief was process our special draw upbeat and not defensive applications. These “qualin answering our ques- ifying tags” cost $29.75. tions at the coffee. With this new added fee, Don’t miss the next it will cost $46.75 just to meeting, even though submit our applications. early. Then if we are successJo-an Barnett ful in drawing a limited Delta tag, the cost of that tag

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ter an appreciation of the outdoors while improving the health of our local communities. GMNC operates under a special use permit issued by the U.S. Forest Service. GMNC relies entirely on voluntary memberships, contributions, and grants to cover annual operating costs. We are grateful to Delta County Commissioners Mike Lane, Mark Roeber and Don Suppes for their support of our funding needs for the 2018-2019 winter season (for more info about GMNC, go to www.gmnc.org). Terri Stright President, Grand Mesa Nordic Council

Hunters, wake up! (ex: deer $39.75) is added to the required application fee. That is $86.75 for a limited deer tag. I feel that is an outrageous price for a resident to pay! To make matters worse, if you are not successful in drawing the tag(s) the $29.75 qualifying tag cost is not refundable. There are four in my family who will not use the qualifying tags. This program, I feel, will drive some sportsmen away! Don’t take me wrong, the field staff of CPW had nothing to do with this policy change. Rick Bohl Cedaredge

Delta police, sheriff’s blotter From the Delta Police plates. Ezequiel Silva Garcia, Department (edited for 23, of Delta was arrested and jailed for alleged unlawful length): possession of a controlled substance, possession of Feb. 24: A 72-hour notice to a weapon by a previous remove tag was placed on offender, special offender a vehicle parked in the road- – firearm and possession way in the 1500 block of H-50 of drug paraphernalia. Garcia was also issued a ticket Road. An officer responded to for alleged displayed ficti1102 Grand Avenue to take a tious license plates, driving a motor vehicle while license report of criminal mischief. Trevor Garrett Wilson, 26, revoked and owner operated of Delta was arrested and an uninsured motor vehicle. jailed on a warrant with no Feb. 26: An officer responded bond. Trevor Garrett Wilson, 26, to Young Life, 1009 E. 13th of Delta was arrested and Street, on a report of burjailed for alleged Possession glary and theft. An officer responded to a of a Schedule 2 controlled substance, obstruction of a residence in the 400 block of peace officer and resisting Silver Street on a report of Found Property. arrest. Code enforcement locatAn officer responded to a residence in the 200 block ed a dog stuck in a fence at of Rich Street on a report of a residence in the 600 block of Grand Avenue. The dog criminal mischief. A single vehicle acci- was untangled from the fencdent involving a utility pole ing and a notice left for the occurred at 1600 and I Road. owner. A 17-year-old female No injuries were reported or observed. The semi truck of Colorado Springs was involved was driven from the arrested and jailed on two warrants with no bond. The scene. Officers responded to a female was transported to residence in the 1600 block Grand Mesa Youth Services. of H-38 Road for a distur- Feb. 27: Code enforcement picked bance. up a dog running loose in the Feb. 25: Officers responded to the 700 block of 1560 Road. The Delta Post Office, for a secu- owner, Kodee Lee Michelle rity check. Linda Jo Howell, McCoy, 24, of Delta was 68, of Delta was issued a issued a ticket for alleged running at large prohibitticket for alleged trespass. Officers responded to ed and city animal license Butch’s Café, 1560 S. Main, required. An officer responded to for a single vehicle accident involving a stop sign. No Quality Inn on a report of a injuries were reported or burglary. Officers responded to observed. Code enforcement issued Walmart, on a report of a a verbal warning for litter- male and female fighting ing to the occupants of two in the parking lot. Giovanni residences in the 800 block of Perez Ramirez, 23, of Olathe was arrested and jailed for Palmer Street. An officer responded to alleged harassment as an the 1200 block of E. 3rd Street act of domestic violence. on a report of a hit-and-run Yecica Velen Preito-Perez, 19, of Olathe was arrested accident involving a fence. An officer responded to and jailed for alleged third the 1300 block of Aspen Way degree assault as an act of on a report of a two-vehicle domestic violence. accident. One vehicle was Feb. 28: Officers responded to a parked and unattended at residence at 702 Main Street the time. Code enforcement on a report of a disturbance. responded to a residence Tyler Shane Hardin, 27, of at 1090 E. 5th Street on a Hotchkiss was arrested and report of piled up bags of jailed for alleged violation of “garbage” and blowing trash a protection order and third coming from the property. degree assault as an act of Matthew Stuart Swain, 24, of domestic violence. An officer took a report Delta was issued a ticket for of a possible missing elderly alleged littering. An owl statue was report- couple. The couple was located stolen from the front yard ed and safe in another comof a home in the 600 block of munity a few hours later. Code enforcement Dodge. Officer W. Hammon and responded to a residence K9 Raico were requested to in the 500 block of E. 10th assist the U.S. Drug Enforce- Street on a request for a ment Administration (DEA) welfare check on a dog and with suspected drug activity. a complaint of littering (not Officers were in the area picking up dog feces). A burglary and theft was of 2nd and Main Street when they contacted a vehicle with reported in the 900 block of possible fictitious license E. 5th St.

Officers responded to the 1600 block of H-38 Road for a suspicious vehicle. Tyler Charles Parker, 23, of Austin was arrested and jailed for alleged driving under the influence (alcohol). Stephanie Gisele Rose Roesler, 27, of Grand Junction was arrested and jailed for alleged unlawful possession of a controlled substance. March 1: Officers responded to Tamarac Park on a report of an assault. Ethan James Roberts, 27, of Delta was arrested and jailed for alleged first degree criminal trespass, criminal attempt and violation of bail bond conditions. Officers responded to a disturbance at Maverik. Officers responded to a residence in the 800 block of Dodge Street for a disturbance. Lea Marie Trickel, 29, of Delta was arrested and jailed for alleged harassment as an act of domestic violence, false imprisonment and obstruction of telephone service. Bobbi Jo Trickel, 42, of Delta was arrested and jailed for alleged harassment as an act of domestic violence and obstruction of telephone service. Reminder: The charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. From the Delta County Sheriff’s Office (partial list): Feb. 26: The K-9 unit responded to a request from a Delta business requesting a sniff of a company vehicle. The employee who drives the vehicle had a positive urinalysis screening for methamphetamine. As a result of a traffic stop on Hartig Drive near Delta, Tresa Wright, 37, was issued a summons for obstructing a peace officer, obstruction of view and a defective stop light. The sheriff’s K-9 team and officers from the Cedaredge Police Department assisted a parole officer at a residence in Cedaredge. Following a narcotic sniff, the parole officer’s client, Jerry Sherrill, 30, was taken into custody. Illegal narcotics, paraphernalia and weapons were allegedly recovered. Feb. 27: The sheriff’s office took a report on some suspicious activity surrounding a photograph posted on Facebook. School administrators contacted the sheriff’s office about a suspicious incident that occurred on a school bus near the Cory store. During their investigation, deputies reviewed video captured by the school bus camera. Because of suspected

criminal activity, K9 Oxx completed an exterior air sniff of a vehicle stopped by deputies. After a positive indication, a search of the vehicle recovered trace amounts of methamphetamine. Deputies later learned one of the passengers tossed illegal narcotics/controlled substances out the window prior to the traffic stop. Deputies responded to a report of a cold burglary on Buena Vista Road near Delta. Feb. 28: Deputies responded to Delta County Memorial Hospital for a female who was being treated for injuries that occurred during a traffic accident at the corner of 1800 Road and Homestead Road. Ronda Kilcoyne of Delta was arrested by the Colorado State Patrol for driving under the influence of drugs and an outstanding warrant. A Hotchkiss area resident advised the sheriff’s office of a possible fraud. Deputies responded to a two-vehicle accident that occurred on private property in the town of Eckert. An investigation into a burglary on Sunridge Drive, Delta, resulted in the arrest of Ariel Franklin. She was charged with burglary of pharmaceuticals, theft of a controlled substance, violation of bail bond conditions and violation of a protection order. She was transported to Delta County Memorial Hospital after allegedly consuming stolen pills that were in her possession. March 1: Deputies were advised of a cow on Highway 50 near the Montrose County line. Deputies were asked to check on the welfare of a child at an address on Powell Mesa Road near Hotchkiss. The child was found to be in good health. Deputies issued a summons for a dog running at large in the area of Indian Head Lane, Crawford. March 2: The Delta County Sheriff’s Office and Hotchkiss Marshal’s Office assisted the U.S. Secret Service in locating a person of interest at an address in Hotchkiss. The male had allegedly made online threats to poison President Donald Trump. Deputies and officers from the Delta Police Department responded to a report of a suicidal male at an address in North Delta. Deputies responded to a disturbance at a residence on Creek Side Road, Eckert. Witnesses reported Grover Weeks had pulled a rifle on another individual. He was arrested for prohibited use of a weapon (alcohol) and felony menacing.

LOCAL NEWS

Delta County Independent

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Land use FROM PAGE A1 Lane said, “I can see that we are moving forward, with over 50 people here tonight who are concerned about Delta County and keeping our lifestyle.” He continued the county commissioners have been told to expect two percent growth a year in the coming years. The number of water taps available will affect, possibly hinder, growth. He noted the county’s oversight of roads and infrastructure and the practice of steering development to where infrastructure is in place. Community members asked questions of Casselberry and the panel members. The first question: Will the land use regulations affirm that Delta County is a “right to farm” county? Many people present voiced that Delta County should remain a right to farm county. It was emphasized by Casselberry and the panel that “right to farm” must be clearly defined so that all property owners and prospective developers clearly understand the term. Casselberry was asked

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to speak to development of mineral rights. She stated that Colorado law addresses mineral rights. Some mineral rights are severed from surface rights; in some cases surface rights and mineral rights are owned by the same property owner. Mineral rights owners

Soper FROM PAGE A1 has already indicated he would sign it into law. After much give-andtake on House Bill 1177, Soper moved on to the “equally bad topic” of a bill to bypass the Electoral College. This is one issue that is divided along party lines, Soper said. It would allow Colorado electors to the Electoral College to cast their vote for the winner of the national popular vote. Currently, Colorado electors vote for the candidate who wins in Colorado. Many members of the audience said they’re ready to sign a petition to force the issue to appear on the ballot, if it is ultimately approved by the legislature. He also discussed a bill requiring comprehensive sex education that was supposed to be a “tweak” of 2013 legislation that allowed school districts, parents and students to opt out. Instead of revision, the bill has been subject to a major rewrite that could take curriculum out of the hands of the local school board. Soper has introduced

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have the right to develop the minerals. If development of severed mineral rights is to happen, the surface owner must be notified. Wendell Koontz asked how existing uses of land would be looked at in the land use regulations process, citing multiple sites

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being used by individual businesses in the county. Locke said that he and Lane have been involved in scrutinizing this issue since the beginning of the process. Wilkening, Larry mayor of Hotchkiss, asked how the zoning around the towns would impact the towns. Casselberry said the growth management agreements the towns have with the county will determine that land use. The next community forum will be held Wednesday, March 13, at 6 p.m. at the Grand Mesa Arts Center in Cedaredge. It is entitled “Lessons Learned From Our Neighbors.” To learn about community forums and receive updates, sign up for email notification at www.delta countyplan.com.

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Matt Soper two bills of his own. The first, an attempt to get back to teaching life skills in schools, failed on a vote of 32 in favor and 31 against because it takes 33 votes to pass a bill out of the House of Representatives. Soper described this experience as “basic legislator education” and vowed not to give up. He is also carrying a bill that would allow local governments to post notices of meetings on their website. Soper touched on a number of other topics of interest before responding to a question about how the residents of western Colorado can make an impact on Colorado politics. First, anyone who wants to testify on a bill can do so at the CMU campuses in Montrose or Grand Junction with the proper notification. Second, communicate with your legislator. Soper said he receives hundreds of emails every day, but generally only one handwritten letter. He asks his aide to put any letter from his constituents in House District 54 on the top of his correspondence. His mailing address is 200 E. Colfax, Room 307, Denver CO 80203, and his phone number is 303866-2583. Check Soper’s Facebook and Instagram accounts for updates.

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Clarification

A couple of readers questioned the use of the term “crazy cat ladies” in a Feb. 27 article on animal control activities in the City of Delta. That term was not used during the work session that was the subject of the article, but is one that has been used throughout the community, and even by some parties who have taken responsibility for feral cat colonies in the city, which is why it was placed in quotes.

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ACCENT

Conley, Lamm to wed in June

Delta County Independent

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James and Vicki Conley of Austin announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Conley, to Brandon Lamm. Brandon’s parents are Dana Lamm of Alaska and Don and Peggy Monter of Delta. The two

met through their local church. They plan to wed June 1 in Delta. The bride-to-be was homeschooled and graduated high school in 2010. She received a bachelor’s of animal science and industry from K-State in 2014, graduating with summa cum laude honors. She currently works through CSU Extension Gary and Peggy Dickerson are celebrating 65 in Montrose. years of marriage. Friends and family are invitHer fiancé continues to ed to an open house in their honor at 3 p.m. follow in his family’s footSaturday, March 9, at the Pea Green Hall. steps as a certified heavy equipment operator. He works for Red Rock Excavation of Montrose. They have plans to live in Delta County. They are joined by Brandon’s Sunday, Feb. 24, will be “walk the walk and talk daughter, Amberlyn, and remembered as the end of the talk” you would find look forward to celebrat- an era and the beginning Fr. Tom’s picture. During Stephanie Conley ing with friends and fam- of a new calling. his 10 years at St. Luke’s, and Brandon Lamm ily in June. Fr. Tom Seibert offi- his influence touched ciated his final Sunday many in Delta through service at St. Luke’s Epis- prison ministries, Abracopal Church. Assisting ham Connection, Ministewere Reverend Lili Bush rial Alliance, Rotary, vacaand Deacon Bob Larson tion Bible school, Delta �� and 87 well-wishers in County Memorial Hospi�� attendance. The choir, led tal and oncology departby Nyla Storch, provided ment (both as a patient a beautiful arrangement and a chaplain) and a of songs and one with a source of compassion for specific message titled the homeless. His love of �� “Friends” — a perfect photography was manidescription of what Fr. fested in capturing the �� Tom represented to our many images of God’s cre�� community. ation. He even produced a �� If there were a book couple of calendars with listing phrases such as his photos and if you are fortunate enough to still have one, hang onto it. not every day that we •• It’s have the opportunity to •• witness God’s love that • Fr. Tom captured through �� photography. A heartfelt message �� Bishop Robert �� from O’Neill was read and Fr. �� Tom was presented with a beautiful plaque with �� an image of St. Luke’s �� CCURATE AX �� • Church and inscription. �� CCOUNTING ERVICE ...._ ___, • “Fr. Tom Seibert, Priest • and Shepherd, St. Luke’s • Episcopal Church, Delta, �� •• � •• Colorado, October 2009February 2019. You have �� • been a blessing from God �� • to St. Luke’s. Your love • •••••••••••••••••• of our Lord has been an inspiration to all of us. May God’s abundant blessings, love and peace abide with you always. Your brothers and sisters in Christ, St. Luke’s Parishioners.”

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Alison Morris, of Corn, Okla., and Dakoda Richards, of Delta announce their upcoming wedding May 4, 2019. Alison is the daughter of Jerry and Valerie Morris of Corn and the granddaughter of Dorman and Bonnie Rodgers, of Tahlequah, Okla. Dakoda is the son of Diana and the late Kevin Richards of Delta and the grandson of Bob Richards and wife Jo, of Tuttle, Okla. The bride-to-be is a

graduate of Agra High School and is currently employed as a lifestyles editor with the Weatherford Daily News. Dakoda is a graduate of Penn Foster High School and is employed at the Delta Elevator and Esplin’s Wildlife Studio, and is a Delta fire volunteer. The ceremony will be 2 p.m. May 4 at Everett’s Farm in Vici, Okla. The couple will reside in Delta.

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Immediately following the service, Fr. Tom was also presented with a beautiful sheet cake bearing the same image and inscription as on the plaque. On Sunday afternoon, a reception was held at Needle Rock Brewing Co. where a second sheet cake with the same image and inscription was presented along with finger food and drinks. A photo viewer depicting Fr. Tom’s ministry was displayed for all to see. Fr. Tom also got up and told some of his favorite jokes and even commented that he might start doing standup comedy. More than 125 wellwishers attended the reception. Numerous people commented they had not seen Fr. Tom smile and laugh like that for quite some time. In addition to a basketful of cards, letters and donations, there was also a guest register at the service and the reception, which will bring comfort and joy to Fr. Tom in the days to come. Thank you to everyone who shared in Fr. Tom’s Ministry and his retirement celebration. Submitted by Ron Austin, senior warden, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.

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Delta County 4-H’ers served approximately 2,140 dinners at their 69th annual 4-H Beef Roast Sunday, March 3. The once-a-year 4-H fundraising activity served 917 meals at Hotchkiss High and 1,223 at Delta Middle School. This 4-H Beef Roast will provide funding to support educational programming for boys and girls in Delta County who participate in the 4-H program. Delta County 4-H members, leaders, parents and the CSU Extension Service would like to thank all volunteers for their work in helping prepare and serve the meal along with Delta Middle School and Hotchkiss High School for the use of their facilities. They also wish to thank all of the patrons of the Beef Roast from the Tri River Area that joined us in a delicious meal! These friends of 4-H are supporting the Delta County 4-H program by generously giving their time and through financial contributions at this annual 4-H event.

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Bria and Jake Schmalz of Eckert are the parents of a daughter, Elise Nicole Schmalz, born Feb. 14, 2019, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was 20.5 inches in length. Colby and Tegan Hines of Delta are the parents of a son, Owen Leo Hines, born Feb. 27, 2019, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces and was 20 inches in length. Dominique and Tavian Ashurst of Cedaredge are the parents of a son, Maliki Lawrence Ashurst, born Feb. 27, 2019, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 19.5 inches in length.

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GMES’ Terriﬁc Kids

The following Garnet Mesa students earned a Terriﬁc Kid Award from the Kiwanis Club of Delta for their efforts to be a responsible citizen and student. Pictured above are kindergarten and ﬁrst grade students (front row) Esmile Huff, Kenya Rios, Bristol Carney and Trey Sukle; (back row) Jackelyn Ramirez, Alfredo Rascon, Enrique Sanchez and Daniel Windemaker. Below are second and third graders Karma Boone, Gabby Hrabe, Jack Magner, Madison Greene and Vince Floyd.

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Delta Middle School recently recognized highachieving readers — students who achieved the highest percentages of their point goals in their grade levels. Many of these received 300 percent or more of their assigned goals! Pictured above are sixth graders Morgan Ortega, Kali Ripper and Eli Stephens. Pictured below are Garrett Cannon, eighth grade; Jesus Trevino, eighth grade; and Andrew Priestly, seventh grade. Not pictured: Kiersten Taylor, seventh.

Vision Charter Academy would like to invite the community to the first annual We Love Music finalist competition, Friday, March 22, at 7 p.m. at the Delta Performing Arts Center. You will see students kindergarten through 12th grade from Delta County schools countywide compete for a $ 1,000 scholarship, a demo reviewed by Big Machine Label in Nashville, savings bonds, and many other prizes. The judges are from the community and the schools. Expect additional musical performances from the trash can drummers, the symphony quartet and more. Tickets are $5 at the door. There are many, many amazing entries, so come celebrate the youth talent of this community. You don’t want to miss this event!

Six DHS students qualify for state speech and debate The Delta High School speech and debate team recently competed in the CHSAA regional tournament in Fruita. Six students qualified to compete in the upcoming CHSAA state competition in March. Pictured in the accompanying photo are Caleb Frazier (district champion in informative speaking), Shoshana Vigil (district champion in poetry), Anavey Waitman (drama), Sadearah Hanson (original oratory), Camren Reed (informative speaking) and Sameha Haque (informative speaking). The DHS annual fundraiser called Desserts and Diversions is scheduled Friday, March 15, at the Delta Christian Church at

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Delta Trap Club will prayers and support the the March 10 benefit, �� host a benefit shoot to community has shown call Bobbie Carmichael at 970-314-1247 or Cindy raise money for Clayton them. Abila and his family. The To learn more about Kokesh at 970-234-4291. event will be held Sunday, March 10, and will include prizes, a raffle, bake sale, silent auction and jackpot money shoot. Competition begins at 10 a.m. Clayton, a student at Delta High School, was in the middle of his �� junior year baseball season when he began expe�� riencing persistent chest pain. After numerous �� trips to the emergency • -----■ ... room, Clayton was sent to Children’s Hospital. After two days of testing, �� he and his family were told he had a large mass sitting on his heart. The diagnosis was primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma. Clayton has completed �� an intense chemotherapy regimen with great �� success. The tumor has �� shrunk to the size of a golf ball, and Clayton is not a candidate for radiation. He visits the doctor for monthly check-ups and travels to Children’s �� Hospital every three �� months for scans. Clay�� ton is looking forward to �� getting back out on the �� baseball field and pitch�� ing for the Delta Pan�� thers this year. �� The Abila family is �� very appreciative and I I �� thankful for all the love, ��

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Church, nonprofit team up to build beds for kids The Presbyterian Church of Delta invites volunteers and sponsors to join a communitybased project to provide disadvantaged children with a bed of their own. The church at the corner of 4th and Meeker is hosting a “build day” on Saturday, March 23, in partnership with Sleep in Heavenly Peace. Sleep in Heavenly

Peace was founded in 2012 in Twin Falls, Idaho. In 2018, after growing to 13 chapters around the country and building roughly 2,000 beds, a national campaign was promoted by Mike Rowe (known for the TV show “Dirty Jobs). Following that campaign, the SHPMontrose chapter was launched, the first chartered chapter in the state

of Colorado. After becoming chartered in June 2018, the SHP-Montrose chapter began coordinating “build days,” accepting applications for beds, and delivering/assembling beds for kids who did not have beds of their own. The SHP-Montrose chapter finished the year 2018 by building and providing 66 beds in commu-

nities from Cedaredge to Ridgway. Chapter president Bill Martindale said SHPMontrose has made multiple deliveries in Delta County, from Cedaredge to Austin to Delta, and currently has four applications pending. During the build day on March 23, Martindale anticipates volunteers will be able to build at least 10 beds for kids in our community. SHP uses an assembly line process, where with just a little bit of training, volunteers of all ages cut, sand, assemble and stain the lumber for beds, as well as provide bedding. The beds can be stacked to create bunk beds. The cost is $350 for each bunk bed, including the lumber, mattresses and bedding. “Many of the kids we’ve encountered have

no bed at all,” Martindale said. “They sleep on floors in sleeping bags, air mattresses or couches every night. The kids who are fortunate enough to have dirty mattresses on the floor often have to share them with multiple other kids — we fix these problems instantly. This project is based around humans helping humans and making our community stronger by providing our kids with safe, warm beds of their own for years to come.” As an added bonus, SHP says it’s proven that quality sleep can improve children’s attention and learning in school, decrease irritabil-

ity, decrease risk of injury, and decrease health issues such as illness and obesity. Volunteers are invited to participate in the build day March 23, for all or part of the building session from 9 a.m. to noon. Community members can also help by funding the cost of one bed ($350) or donating new pillows, sheets and blankets for the twin-size beds. Donations are tax-deductible. For more information, call Martindale at 844-432-2337, ext. 5303, or email bill. martindale@shpbeds.org. He also welcomes the names and addresses of children in need.

New bishopric serves Delta A new bishopric is serving in the Delta Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. Morgan Yost is the new bishop, with counselors Tyler Schumacher and Paul Shean, all of Delta. President Nicolas Taylor of the Montrose Colorado Stake presided at the proceedings on Feb. 17, held in the chapel at 1679 Pioneer Road in Delta. Other leaders and local members of the church were also present. Bishop Yost replaces Christian Johnson who served as bishop of Delta Ward since 2014. A bishopric is an unpaid volunteer ministry and serves 15-30 hours per week typically for a period of five years. They are primarily responsible for ensuring that the spiritual and

temporal needs of the congregation are met. “I am honored to serve the people of Delta in this capacity,” said Bishop Yost. “I look forward to providing hope in a sometimes troubling world by helping others increase

their faith in Jesus Christ.” Nearly 500 members of the church reside in Delta Ward, which is one of 11 congregations in the Montrose Stake. The stake includes approximately 4,000 members in

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Morgan Yost (center) is the new bishop of the Delta Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Tyler Schumacher and Paul Shean (right) are counselors.

the cities and surrounding areas of Cedaredge, Delta, Gunnison, Hotchkiss, Montrose, Paonia, Naturita, Norwood, Nucla, Olathe, Ouray and Telluride. The term “stake” is derived from Old Testament tent imagery in which the “tent,” or church, is held up by supporting stakes (Isaiah 33:20; 54:2). The church presently has over 16 million members in 30,500 congregations speaking at least 188 languages worldwide. (ldsnewsroom.org) Members of the church and friends meet together frequently for spiritual instruction and social enrichment. Church services in Delta Ward are 9 to 11 a.m. every Sunday. Visitors are welcome to attend Sabbath Day meetings and weekday activities.

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Cheerful giver

Brandon Butler cheerfully donated blood during a communitywide blood drive that brought St. Mary’s bloodmobile to Delta High School. Over 76 community members and students donated to save a life. The bloodmobile returns to Delta on Wednesday, March 6, when it can be found at Delta County Memorial Hospital from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. According to St. Mary’s, blood is always needed. People think of donating blood when there’s an accident or emergency, but all communities need donors all the time. And since donated blood only lasts 42 days, a constant supply is needed to be sure it’s ready when you, your child or your neighbor needs it.

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For the past eight years in March, Black Canyon Audubon Society (BCAS) has welcomed back the migrating sandhill cranes at Fruitgrowers Reservoir outside of Eckert. This year the month’s events will begin on March 7. Van Graham, a retired wildlife biologist formerly with the Colorado Division of Wildlife, will provide a PowerPoint presentation on the Rocky Mountain population of the greater sandhill cranes. He will share his many years of research, photographs, and continuing study on the cranes. His presentation will take place at the Bill Heddles Recreation Center in Delta at 7 p.m. There is no charge to attend. On Friday, March 15, from 7-9 p.m., there will be a wine and appetizer reception at the Graystone Restaurant on North Road (just east of the intersection with Highway 65) in Eckert. Dr. David Noe from Paonia, the featured speaker, will talk about why the cranes choose to stop at the reservoir. Please call 970-874-9532 by March 10 to make a reservation. There is a $20 charge to attend. On March 15-17, come to Fruitgrowers Reservoir between 9 and 11 a.m. to

watch the sandhill cranes lift off. The migrating sandhill cranes arrive late in the afternoon and rest, feed, and overnight in the fields around the reservoir. They are coming from wintering in New Mexico via a stop at Monte Vista and will continue north from Fruitgrowers Reservoir to their breeding grounds. If the weather turns cold, windy or snowy, they may stay in the area for a few days. Stacy’s on Main Street in Cedaredge will provide fresh coffee and baked goods to the early risers; these will be available for sale on Saturday and Sunday mornings, only. On Saturday, between noon and 2 p.m. there will be a free lunch at the nearby Hart’s Basin Ranch, sponsored by Western States Ranches. BCAS members will be available with spotting scopes to answer questions regarding the

Mom/son dance is for super heroes

The City of Delta Recreation Department is offering a special evening for moms, sons, grandmothers and grandsons. This year the theme of

Last chance to join square dance lessons Thursday, March 7 is the last chance for those interested to join this year’s square dancing lessons, hosted by the Delta Hub Wheelers Square Dance Club. Classes started a few days ago, but there’s still time to join, catch up with simple beginning moves, and move forward to graduation. Join the Delta Hub Wheelers March 7 at the Partners Building, 511 East 10th Street in Delta, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Classes are conducted by

April Fool’s softball tournament scheduled The annual preseason April Fool’s softball tournament will be held at Mountain View Park April 6 and 7. This is your chance to test your team and have a great time before summer softball starts. Divisions for coed, women’s and men’s teams will be offered. Register your team by March 25 for a $50 discount. After March 25, the team fee is $275. The final deadline to register your team is March 31. Three games are guaranteed for the weekend. Men’s and women’s divisions will play on Saturday with coed teams playing on Sunday. For more information or to register, call Whitnee Lear at 970-874-0923 or email Whitnee@city ofdelta.net.

Naaman Moorehouse of Grand Junction, club caller. Classes are open to all, whether you have a dance partner or not. Square dancing is the official state dance of Colorado, and there’s no better time to learn than right now! Classes will be held twice weekly, until May 9. For more information, call 773-4495 or 835-3771.

The Kiwanis Club of Delta is holding its eighth annual poker tournament at Bill Heddles Recreation Center on Saturday, March 16. Registration is at 4 p.m. with tournament play beginning at 5 p.m. and lasting until approximately 8 p.m. The tournament is a partnership between the Kiwanis Club and Western Slope Poker Tour LLC, owned and operated by Mel Lutz and Johnny Hicks. Approximately $1,000 worth of prizes will be raffled off throughout the evening, and the Key Club from Delta High School will be serving food at a nominal cost. Cold beer will be provided for the evening fun. Businesses can sponsor a table for $200 which allows all their employees/guests to receive their first $100 in poker chips for free. Interested sponsors or players can contact Clay Speas at 970-361-2950 to sponsor a table or pre-register for a spot at a table. Some of the proceeds

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the mother/son dance is “A Night in Gotham.” Come dressed in your favorite super hero costume for an evening he will remember forever. This special evening is scheduled Saturday, March 9. Doors open at 6 p.m.; dancing begins at 7 p.m. at Bill Heddles Recreation Center in Delta. The fee is $15 in advance by Friday, March 8, or $25 at the door ($5 for each additional boy). Photographs are available for an additional fee. Please bring a snack to share with others. This dance is primarily for boys ages 3-12, but older boys are welcome. For more information, call 874-0923.

Cribbage players compete March 10 It’s time for the City of Delta/Lee Martinson annual cribbage tournament. This year the event will be held on Sunday, March 10, from 1 to 6 p.m. at Bill Heddles Recreation Center. All players must play singles, but doubles is also an option. Bring your own boards if you have them. You may register the day of the event, but it is helpful if you register in advance. Please register by 12:30 p.m.; the tournament starts promptly at 1 p.m. and will continue until 6 p.m. All ages are welcome. Come show off your skills and win prizes. The fee is $10 person for singles and $5 per person for doubles. Please bring a snack to share. To register, call Bill Heddles Recreation Center at 874-0923.

Camera club meets monthly Black Canyon Camera Club meets at 6 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month and at 11 a.m. on the second Tuesday of the month at the First Church of God at 11th and Howard in Delta. As always, you can bring up to three pictures for review. This month’s program is on photographing lightning. The public is welcome to attend free of charge. See blackcanyoncamera club.com or contact raeanns@live for more information.

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migration of sandhill cranes. Bring your binoculars and spotting scopes if you have them. Last year, over a three-week period, 6,000 cranes came through the area. To watch the cranes lift off, BCAS will set up at a pull-off west of the reservoir on North Road. From Eckert, turn east onto North Road and follow the road up the hill; you will see BCAS tables and scopes with parking available on both sides of the road. Parking is also available in a small parking lot down the hill and closer to the reservoir. In addition to watching the cranes, BCAS members will also be on the causeway (North Road) to watch waterfowl and answer questions. For more information, go to www.black canyonaudubon.org, or contact Bruce Ackerman at Bruceackermanaud@aol. com.

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from this year’s tournament will be used to provide summer reading opportunities in Delta County. Kiwanis is joining forces with Delta County Libraries to offer events, special activities, books and T-shirts for over 800 kids in the county. The remainder

of the funds raised will be used to provide youth programs and activities in Delta County, including college scholarships, sponsorships for Key Club members to attend leadership conferences, and grants to numerous youth-related activities in the community.

Zuni archaeologist to present program The Chipeta Chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society will host the presentation “The Zuni Kiva Project and The Zuni World” by Zuni archaeologist and tribal elder Dan Simplicio on Wednesday, March 20, at 7 p.m. in Montrose. Simplicio will discuss the significance and challenges of maintaining the Zuni Pueblo’s six religious kivas, along with other adaptations faced by the community in maintaining its traditional culture

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and language in the modern age. Simplicio has worked as an archaeologist and cultural resource specialist in the Southwest area for over 15 years and is currently with Crow Canyon Archaeological Center. The public is invited; the talk will be at the Montrose United Methodist Church, Baldridge Hall, at 19 S. Park Street (free admission). For more information, please contact Leigh Ann Hunt at 970-835-5228.

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Tri-County Health Network expands services For local resident Angela Bullard, a new job with Tri-County Health Network is a merging of two passions. Hubbard loves where she lives and couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. She grew up in Delta, where she lives now with her husband. Combined, they have four children in the local school system. Her parents and grandparents, as well as those of her husband, all have roots in Delta County. As the community health worker for Tri-County Health Network, she combines her

passion for Delta County and the communities she has lived in all her life with her passion for providing health care services to her friends and neighbors. “I have spent my last eight years with Delta County Human Services as a case manager connecting different populations of residents with community resources through human service programs like SNAP (food assistance), TANF (Temporary Aid for Needy Families), and Long Term Medicaid supports and services, as well as transportation, mental health services, and other things like property tax rebates and connecting with other charitable organizations to get important items my clients may need,” Bullard said. “I have a great store of knowledge related to Delta County resources and the community in general. I’ve helped connect Delta County residents to these services through my job as a case manager in multiple

departments with Delta County Human Services offices.” Now, Hubbard is employed as a community health worker and certified health coverage guide for Tri-County Health Network, serving all of Delta County. “I am happy that I am still able to provide health and wellness services for my friends, family, and neighbors in Delta County, and this time my services are free,” Hubbard said. “I love being able to work in the community where I live, and I believe that the services that we provide are very important,” she continued. As a community health worker, she provides people with free heart health screenings through grant funding that Tri-County Health Network received earlier this year. Hubbard feels this is a much-needed service. “It may be something that people won’t get done if it’s not free,” she said. As a health coverage guide, Hubbard Angela Bullard helps people navigate the technical and tricky online insurance application process, whether her clients need Medicaid or coverage through PAYTHEBALANCE OWEDONLYIII the Affordable Care Act. AMERICAN LOG HOMES ISASSISTING JUST RELEASED Hubbard has begun to ESTATE &ACCOUNT SETTLEMENT ONHOUSES. partner with businesses throughout Delta County so that employers can 4logHome ~ils selling forBAlANCE OWED ,~REE DEUVERY offer free heart health 1)Mod1I Irn1 Carolina ~~JAlMCE OWED '11 ,111 screenings and provide insurance education and UJJ G1«~ia ~i,~!LBAWCE OWED 11! ,!~ l)Mod1I enrollment services for employees who do not J)Mod!I IW~ Biloxi ~!,m... BAlA~CEOWED 114 ,~I have insurance provided through their employers. “People can reach me anytime by calling 970708-0921 or emailing oc-delta@tchnetwork. org. and it’s important to • Make anyplandesign changes youdesire! know that I’m mobile, so withComplete Building Blueprints & • Comes Construction Manual I can come to your place • Windows, Doors, andRoofing notincluded BBB of business or meet at a location that works for • NOTIME LIMIT FOR DELIVERY! A+Rating you. This means I could ' OF FERNOT AVAILABL ETOAMERICAN LOG HOME DEALERS' come, set-up in your ::itKIUU::i uNLY REPLY. Call (704) 602-3035 askforAcoounting Dept. breakroom, and screen

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multiple staff all in the same day,” Hubbard explained. Hubbard’s job extends well beyond health screenings. Her role is to promote and support Tri-County Health Network programming that helps community members stay healthy. These include Cooking Matters classes that teach locals to cook healthy meals on a budget, teletherapy ser-

nization’s expansion into Delta County,” she said. “It’s easy for me to talk to people about their health and help them make the right choices for them and their families each day because I live down the street, and I’ve been here all my life,” Hubbard said. She hopes to help as many Delta County residents stay as happy and healthy as possible.

Grand Mesa Oncology provides hospitality cart Inside the Grand Mesa Oncology and Infusion Center, patients and caregivers find a blue cart adorned with badges of support for cancer awareness, education materials, and comforting items. It is known as the hospitality cart and is updated each month with new items to bring awareness to different forms of cancer and hopefully to show support for those who are affected. The hospitality cart was started back in November with Grand Mesa Oncology staff donating all the items on the cart for the benefit of patients and caregivers. Theresa Wrich, nurse navigator at Grand Mesa Oncology, says, “We are trying to increase cancer awareness and preven-

tion in a warm, inviting and fun way. Patients and their families are excited to see what’s on the cart monthly!” The hospitality cart brought joy to so many patients and caregivers, oncology manager Nysha Wilson wanted it to continue without relying on the Grand Mesa Oncology team to provide all the items. That is when Wilson turned to the DCMH Foundation. The DCMH Foundation, a 501(c)3, primarily supports the Delta hospital through continued education scholarships, equipment purchases and innovative programs that benefit the communities’ access to healthcare. “When Nysha approached the foundation about funding the

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hospitality cart, it was a no-brainer. The foundation immediately loved the idea,” said Kaitlyn Jones, DCMH Foundation director. Community members who wish to remain anonymous have also generously shared their knitting and sewing talents by donating hats in every color. The items on the cart include knit hats, keychains, stickers, magnets, and books and literature that can provide support and education. Wrich describes how the hospitality cart has made an impact in the few months it has been available. “These items and the recognition they provide has empowered the patients and their families in their fight against cancer. It increased their pride and sense of support. It helps them to embrace the idea that they are survivors from the day they are diagnosed, and also provides educational materials.” If you’re inspired to donate items for the hospitality cart please contact Theresa Wrich at Grand Mesa Oncology at 970-874-6429 or if you would like to make a monetary donation please contact Jones at the DCMH Foundation 970-399-2610.

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Express lunch is priced at just $6, an unbeatable value that includes your choice of two — a cup of soup, half salad, fries, onion rings or half sandwich. Red and green chili is made from scratch every day. The menu also features a variety of salads. CB’s has a full bar plus 12 beers on tap, including Guinness, and tasty appetizers in a fun, inviting atmosphere. For the March 9 grand opening, the bartenders will be mixing up hurricanes, daiquiris and king cake shots to enjoy with jambalaya and gumbo. This is a party you won’t want to miss!

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Water situation improving in Paonia Stage 3 incident management team in Paonia after governor issues disaster declaration BY TAMIE MECK Staff Writer

For residents living in the Paonia area, life is returning to normal. More than two weeks after the Town of Paonia’s drinking water system failed and an emergency was declared, water service has returned to most of the town’s more than 1,600 customers, town staff and volunteers are working to meet citizens’ basic needs, and incident management teams are on the scene to ensure the emergency doesn’t become a crisis. But the emergency is not over. As of Monday evening, following a week without water, service was slowly returning to all the taps town administrator Ken Knight ordered shut off last week so that schools, daycare and elder care centers and local businesses could have enough water to remain open. As of Monday, water was flowing to all the zones in the system, according to Knight. Those whose water was turned off will remain under a boil-water order until further notice. Until the order is lifted, bottled drinking water will be available at Town Hall during regular business hours. Once the water delivery system has been fully pressurized, it will be sanitized using a highchlorine solution. If water smells like chlorine, “Don’t be alarmed,” said Knight. Because the town is still

in emergency mode, Knight told more than 200 people attending a Feb. 26 standingroom-only Town Hall information meeting, “No long-range action plan has been put in place.” That process will take time and require the assistance from multiple agencies. The town has now held two Town Hall meetings to keep the public informed and listen to the needs of the citizens. “We are trying to be transparent and give the people an opportunity to comment,” said Knight. While the agenda has not been set for the March 12 town board meeting, if the water situation is not on the agenda, citizens have an opportunity to speak at the start of the 6:30 p.m. meeting under “Recognition of visitors and guests.” After the emergency was first declared on Feb. 18, town staff began posting information and regular updates on its website and Facebook page, the Public Works Department worked around the clock to locate and fix the leaks that had drained the two-million gallon storage tank, and citizens called the town to offer assistance. “All of these people have done such a great job,” said Knight. But in a crisis, “There’s only so much we can do.” Delta County Emergency Management coordinator Kris Stewart described the community response as “Delta County at its best.” Through volunteerism and numerous other ways, “Delta County has come out and shown its true colors.” After the town was unable to return to normal service and out-of-town and in-town taps were shut off, Gov. Jared

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Paonia town administrator Ken Knight, left, addresses more than 200 citizens on the town’s ongoing water emergency last Thursday at a Town Hall meeting. A Type 3 All-Hazards Southwest Incident Management Team was mobilized by the Colorado Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management to the area to help manage the emergency. Polis declared an emergency on Feb. 28. That allowed the town access to state disaster emergency funds and resource mobilization. The Colorado Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management Southwest Incident Management Team was dispersed to Paonia and established an incident command post at the Technical College of the Rockies Paonia campus. Team members responded from as far away as the Durango-Cortez area and Denver. “We’re here to serve the town in a support role,” said team communications manager Tracy Trulove with the Colorado Department of Transportation Northwest Colorado Region. The DHS deploys teams to incidents that overwhelm local jurisdic-

Arts market survey shows need for creative projects BY TAMIE MECK Staff Writer

Advocates for the local arts community now have the data needed to move into Paonia’s Space to Create, an initiative for building affordable live/ work housing, studio space and shared creative space into the pre-development phase. About 45 individuals, most identifying themselves as working in the creative sector, attended a Feb. 27 meeting at Paonia Town Hall to hear the results of the Space to Create Arts Market Survey. Completed last fall, the survey was created to assess local interest in new, affordable space in Paonia, and to collect information about those who identified themselves as “non-creatives” who want to support the Space to Create project. Paonia is the third Colorado community chosen for participation in Space to Create (S2C), a state-driven initiative to build affordable housing and work space for creativesector workers. S2C Paonia is a partnership between the Town of Paonia, the North Fork Valley Creative Coalition (NFVCC) and Paonia Creative District, with funding and support by the Colorado Creative Industries (CCI), the Colorado Department of Local Affairs and others. Artspace, a national nonprofit developer of live/work artist housing, studios, arts centers and arts-friendly businesses, worked closely with the NFVCC to create the survey. Artspace was chosen by CCI for its expertise in the field, said Creative Coalition board president Susie Kaldis Lowe. “We’re really encouraged for the statistics and findings in the report,” said Lowe. “The numbers in the survey indicate there is enough interest to move forward.” The survey is an “assessment of the six key areas Artspace considers essential to successful community-led development,” according to the 32-page survey report. Of the 507 survey responses, 74 percent expressed interest in at least one type of new cre-

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The North Fork Valley Creative Coalition, the organization responsible for the “Welcome to Paonia” sign, recently released the results of its Arts Market Survey related to the Space to Create Paonia Initiative at a public meeting at Town Hall. A report on the survey is available at northforkcreative. org. ative space. Of those responses, 22 percent expressed interest in live/work space; 27 percent are interested in private studio space; 47 percent in shared creative space; and 23 percent want a shared performing arts space. The performing arts response was most surprising, said Wendy Holmes, senior vice president of Artspace. The survey followed a Preliminary Feasibility study conducted in January, 2018. That study involved general assessment of the potential to develop new and affordable space for the creative sector. Concerns about the effects of new development on parking, funding, and creating opportunities that already exist through other businesses and organizations, were raised at the meeting. “Arts Space has never seen a business close as a result of a development,” said Holmes. Lowe said there will be consideration about overlapping of existing businesses and organizations, such as the Blue Sage Center for the Arts, Paradise Theatre, and Elsewhere Studios. “We don’t want those to go away,” she said. As S2C enters the predevelopment phase, Artspace recommends using the data

to begin conversations within the community about how to move forward with development. As S2C enters the predevelopment phase, three next steps are identified in the report: 1) reaching out to the Department of Local Affairs to discuss timing and support for pre-development and development and determine if there is energy within the town to make that relationship with DOLA stronger and to move the development phase forward; 2) identifying private partners and funders; 3) and sharing data with the larger community. Those who have a notion about starting a business with one of these spaces can now move forward knowing that the data to give them the confidence that the market is there. An actual timeline is yet to be determined and will be based on community needs, said Artspace representatives. For example, Ridgway anticipates a timeline of three to five years, Trinidad’s project took five years, and Loveland took six years. Results of the survey and information on the S2C initiative can be found at north forkcreative.org.

tions and respond to the local needs, said Trulove. When an area hasn’t yet experienced an emergency situation or dealt with an incident management team, “That first day’s a little chaotic until you start to understand how our system works.” This is the first time a Level 3 team has been dispersed to Delta County, said Trulove. This team has worked closely with the public to provide regular updates on social media and the town website, secure potable and non-potable water sources, ensure that the town’s water system is functioning properly, provide Porta Potties to densely-occupied neighborhoods without water, and provide long-term contingency planning in the event things don’t go right and the logistics team needs to ramp up support. One of five teams in Colorado and some 200 teams nationwide, the Southwest Incident team trains extensively in emergency response, law enforcement, emergency management, public works, food enforcement, hazmat, search and rescue and other areas related to disaster situations. This team has responded to numerous situations, including the 2013 flash floods that struck Boulder, Larimer, Adams and Arapahoe counties, and to Hurricane Florence in South Carolina last September. While each member’s job is very specific, the team works under a national structure that provides flexibility to fit the needs of each community they assist, said Trulove. As part of the response effort, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, which oversees water quality in the state, sent experts to inspect the springs at the base of Lamborn Mesa and return flows to a more normal level. Mt. Lamborn Ranch gave the town permission to tap into raw water from Roeber Reservoir, adding about 300 gallons per minute to the system. As of March 5, the town was producing more water than was going out, said Knight. To contain losses, the town public works department located and fixed leaks on West Fourth Street near the Paonia Library and at Fifth and Box Elder, said Public Works director Loberg. Late

last week, a detection team from Westminster was brought in and located a significant leak at Paonia Elementary, and a City of Montrose Public Works crew quickly repaired it. ‘Locals know what locals need’ While the team works under a national structure, “Things happen more quickly when they’re handled at the local level,” said Drew Peterson with the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. “It’s the locals who know what the locals need.” To mobilize local volunteers, Paonia resident Debbie Kimball was designated the team’s “local volunteer coordinator.” While her home was without water, Kimball started checking in on the elderly and homebound citizens, bringing them drinking water and asking them what they need. By the time the incident team arrived, she was organizing volunteers. She did it, she said, “to support the community.” A Realtor with Premier Partners Needlerock Mountain Realty, Kimball raised three kids in Paonia, knows people in the community and has always tried to be involved. “The biggest demand by far has been drinking water,” said Kimball. Some citizens are not connected to social media and “aren’t the first people to pick up the phone” and ask for help, she said. She reached out to the community to find out who they are and what their needs were. “I’m getting calls from people who say they have a neighbor that hasn’t had water for a week,” said Kimball last Saturday afternoon. Kimball set up a recycling bin at Paonia Town Hall to keep thousands of plastic bottles out of the landfill, organized volunteers to take people to Hotchkiss for showers and laundry services, and worked with Paonia High School assistant principal Karla Head to organize student volunteers. Student volunteers receive letters of commendation from the state and town that can be used in college applications. Kimball was surprised by the number of people to volunteer. On Sunday morning, seven cadets with the Delta PAONIA WATER TO B2

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Paonia resident Debbie Kimball, right, meets with First Lieutenant Tom Jones and Delta County Civil Air Patrol cadets Sunday morning at Paonia Town Hall. Kimball is the local volunteer coordinator for the Southwest Incident Management Team that is responding to the town’s ongoing water emergency. CAP cadets were some of the many young volunteers to respond to the emergency.

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On Saturday, March 16, at 7 p.m., the Paradise Theatre will host a special performance of “Uranium the Musical” by local playwright Marty Durlin. The production comes from Moab, and will feature a cast of nine and an orchestra of five. Set in the Moab of 1956, the musical features real people — “Uranium King” Charlie Steen, young Arches park ranger Edward Abbey, Milt and Audrey Gal-

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braith of Milt’s Stop n Eat, and the “Goatman” Jack Holley — as well as fictional characters. The play focuses on Steen’s story, as he persists in his search for a vein of uranium that would ultimately make him “Uranium King.” Vocal harmonies were created by Paonia resident Dylan Fixmer. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at the door, or in advance at The Cirque in Paonia.

On Feb. 21, eight chapterettes of the Red Hat Hotchkiss Ladybugs celebrated their third birthday as a chapter of the Red Hat Society. A wonderful time was had at Pat’s Bar and Grill in Hotchkiss. There was a fantastic birthday cake with a purple ladybug on top, a game of “Pin the red hat on the red hat lady” and prizes. Also a new queen was crowned and robed by retiring queen Carole McDaniel, who is mov-

ing away. Queen Carole was presented a lovely bouquet of white roses by the new queen, Sue Sidebottom. Vice queen is Mary Kay Eversman, treasurer is Mollie Young, scrapbook person is Sandy Medina and hospitality person is Gigi Deegan. Retiring Queen Carole McDaniel gave away figurines from Thomas Kinkade’s “Portraits in Style and Grace” collection. All were dressed in red and purple.

ics. “Everyone is working toward the same goal of solving problems.” Delta County Response Team On Feb. 27, after the town announced that water demand was exceeding the treatment plant’s ability to produce drinking water and began shutting off water to outof-town water companies, the Delta County Board

of County Commissioners issued a resolution declaring a local disaster emergency. The county’s emergency response team was activated on Feb. 18. This is the first time Delta County has responded to an emergency since updating its Emergency Management Plan in 2018, said Kris Stewart. “It’s putting the plan to the test,” said

Stewart. “Unfortunately, it is an emergency, and it’s a big inconvenience to people the last two weeks without water.” But the experience, said Stewart, “helps the county to strengthen the plan so that we can be better prepared for next time.” During the five-day boil-water order, the Delta County Health Department ordered all food service businesses closed. When a water system loses water pressure, said health department director Ken Nordstrom at the Town Hall meeting, contamination from backflow and from nonpotable sources “rises exponentially.” Just cleaning food preparation areas and washing hands becomes difficult. “Washing hands is your number one defense against disease,” said Nordstrom. Businesses that lost income during the boil order are not likely to realize any reimbursement from the town or the state. However, they may be eligible for lowinterest small business loans, said Drew Peterson with Homeland Security. “To start looking into low-interest loans, we need five to 10 businesses who are interested.” The process requires time and work and proof that revenues are down over the prior year. A canvassing of businesses revealed that very few were interested in low-interest loans for being out of business for a week, said Peterson. The town is not liable for losses under the state’s Governmental Immunity Act, which establishes general immunity from lawsuits. “The town will not waive that right,” said town administrator Knight. One thing the town can do to help, said Mayor Charles Stewart at the town hall meeting, is to purchase their goods and services. “Let’s go out and get dinner, let’s go out to the pub. That sounds like a really good idea right now. We can get out there and we can show that we support businesses.” Updates will continue to be posted on the Town of Paonia website, www. townofpaonia.com, and on the “Town of Paonia, Colorado,” and “Delta County Emergency Management Facebook” pages. An interactive map identifying areas under a boilwater order is available on the Facebook pages. When the boil order is lifted, notification will be sent out through the Delta County CodeRED phone alert system.

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Lions Club honors Peace Poster winner BY ROBBIE WINNE Contributing Writer

The HotchkissCrawford Lions Club breakfast began with a light agenda of old business before moving onto the focus of the morning meeting. The group discussed the need for repairs to the bulletin board in Hotchkiss provided by the club. The club has received many positive responses to their efforts in maintaining the board, which is located by Gamble’s Ace Hardware in town. The members also addressed the parameters for the purchase of a new food trailer for their fair-week business. The Lions run a food trailer during Fair Week. This project generates funds for scholarships distributed throughout the year. The members agreed to look at possible trailers, proposing a cap on the purchase and remodel prices. A visiting dignitary, John Ballagh, the past District Governor of the organization, suggested that the group provide a presence at the upcoming Salvation Army Donor Appreciation Dinner that will take place at the high school in Delta on March 9. The members agreed to send two representatives to the event. Club president Jess Deegon then introduced Willow Webb and his parents, Basil Webb and Laurel Jones, to the group. The group sponsored a Peace Poster competition locally. Willow, who is in the sixth grade at the North Fork

Montessori at Crawford, won first place. His poster was then entered in the regional competition, where his work also took first place. Willow is not only interested in the graphic arts, but also excels at his music studies and math. His prize from the local win gained him $50, added to the regional prize of $200. Willow was understandably thrilled about his win. The meeting moved en masse to the North Fork Montessori at Crawford school, where a ceremony took place, announcing the winners to an audience of their classmates. The competition did not originally include a poetry competition, but the students decided to introduce their poetry into the mix, with a theme

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Paonia resident Bill Bear was recently honored as the 2018 recipient of the Jim Pendleton Award. Bear received the award at the SME (Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration) Annual Conference & Expo, held Feb. 24-27, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. The event was attended by more than 6,000 industry professionals from around the world. “When it was first announced I was a bit surprised,” said Bear, who was familiar with the award and knew the individual for whom it honors, Dr. James Pendleton. Presented by the Colorado Department of Natural Resources and the Mined Land Reclamation Board, the Pendleton award honors outstanding individuals or organizations for their significant contributions to the reclamation of mined lands in Colorado. Pendleton, a principal scientist with the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, was an engineering geologist, mentor and trainer. He provided valuable guidance to the division’s programs in geotechnical engineering, mountain scar reclamation, mine subsidence and resolution of issues at controversial mining operations. In the long and storied history of Colorado coal mining, Bear is one of the few names associated with coal mining in the North Fork of the Gunnison River Valley. A thirdgeneration North Fork

Politics and grub in Paonia The Delta County Democratic Party will host Politics and Grub on Monday, March 11, from 5:30-7 p.m. at Rio Bravo, 3rd and Grand in Paonia.

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Paonia resident Bill Bear was recently honored with the Jim Pendleton Award for his signiﬁcant contributions to the reclamation of mined lands in Colorado. Bear retired after 48 years in the industry in the North Fork Valley. He currently serves on the Paonia Board of Trustees. in mining operations in Colorado for the past 48 years, all of it centered in the North Fork Valley. Bear worked his way through the ranks, from laborer to mine management. Throughout his career, he has played a prominent role in the initial development of five of six North Fork mines, including the initial reclamation of the Bowie No. 1 Mine, and the opening, operation and ongoing reclamation of Bowie No. 2 Mine. He was also involved in the initial and on-going reclamation operations of three coal mines. In addition, Bear actively participated in, and was a founding member of the North Fork Coal Working Group, which in the 1990s brought mining operations, local environmental organizations, governmental representatives and concerned citizens together to address the impacts of coal mining on the valley. Initially there was substantial opposition to new or amended federal coal leases being proposed at a number of North Fork area mines.

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Girls 23-1; in basketball’s Elite 8

Delta No. 4 seed at state

BY WAYNE CRICK DCI Sports Editor

After participating in both 4A and 3A classifications, Delta High School will be sending its girls’ basketball team to this year’s 3A State Basketball Championships on the campus of Denver University beginning March 7. There’s a state of giddiness and jubilation with Delta’s first state basketball berth. The Panthers have, in the past, been to the Sweet 16 multiple times, but not to the Elite 8 or Final 4 ever. Delta has had several firsts this basketball campaign, beginning with an outright claim to the 3A WSL team title and the WSL District title a week ago. Add to those honors the title to last weekend’s regional tournament featuring No. 4 Delta, 21-1, (host team for the first time in a regional), No. 13 SkyView Academy (Highlands Ranch, 19-3), No. 20 Middle Park (Leadville, 16-5) and No. 29 Lake County (Leadville, 16-6). Maybe this year’s venture to the Elite 8 will lead to a Final 4 appearance and then a title shot (with a state championship) to mark yet another first for a stellar program at Delta High School. Other WSL teams participating in regional play included Moffat County (No. 12, 17-5), Cedaredge (No. 11, 17-5), Grand Valley (No. 14, 16-6), Roaring Fork (No. 23, 11-9) and Coal Ridge (No. 28, 11-9). Moffat County, Roaring Fork and Coal Ridge lost first round games to end their seasons while Cedaredge and Grand Valley won opening round games to advance to the Sweet 16 where they too lost bids to move on to Denver University for the Elite 8 (March 7), Final 4 competition (March 8)

and the championship game March 9. Regional Tournament Delta 63, Panthers 39 This was a cat-fight between two teams whose mascots are Panthers. Delta was riding a 17game winning streak coming into the game while Lake County was on a 9-game win streak before losing to Middle Park, 5737, in the semifinal round of the Frontier League district tournament. A 4529 win over Arrupe Jesuit in the third-place game earned a berth in regional play in Delta. Delta was the stronger Panther in this battle and demonstrated that with a 23-5 first quarter. Five Delta players figured in the scoring in the first quarter with sophomore Alexa Huff ’s six counters leading the way. Freshman Erika Kuta contributed five points in the big offensive surge. Lake County’s Jaqui Flores found the range for some long shots to score 10 points in the second period and the visiting Panthers shaved one point off Delta’s lead with a 17-16 quarter. Senior Missa Webb had six points for Delta helping the home team take a 3922 halftime lead. Delta has had strong second half play most of the year and Friday’s contest held true with a 16-3 run and a 55-25 lead going to the final period. Jaqui Flores hit another pair of treys in the fourth quarter to help Lake County earn a 148 advantage in the final eight minutes of play. Huff ’s 16 points paced Delta’s offense with Webb adding 13, junior Sara Geddes chipping in another 11 markers and Kuta finishing with nine points. Lake County’s leading scorer, Jaqui Flores, was also the game’s leading scorer with 17 points.

Twin sister Joanna also scored double figures with 10 points. Delta 53, Hawks 39 SkyView Academy came into regional tournament play with three losses, all to 3A Metro League foe Lutheran. After a win over Middle Park on Friday night, the Hawks sensed they might stretch their win streak with a victory over the Panthers. Both teams sported excellent records entering Saturday’s regional title game; SkyView was 20-3 and Delta was 22-1. The anticipated competition was realized in SkyView’s deliberate offense and a stingy defense. Delta had the same characteristics and fans settled in to see who would emerge the victor in a defensive struggle. The Panthers didn’t overpower SkyView in the second quarter, but they did score six more points than their oppo-

nents to take a 21-16 lead to halftime. Delta’s intensity increased in second half play with sophomore Keely Porter displaying athleticism and 10 points on a variety of shots in the third quarter helping the Panthers build a 20point lead, 36-16 in the middle of the quarter. Though Delta funneled 19 points through the net and its defense held the Hawks to 13 points in the third frame, SkyView found ways to stay within striking distance. Nine of those third-quarter points came on two 3-point shots from Syd Wyatt and another from Yaya Miller-Forrest and was enough to trim Delta’s lead to 11, 40-29. Porter’s seven points in the fourth quarter led the Panthers’ 13-point effort. SkyView didn’t go quietly with Wyatt scoring eight of her team’s 10 points in the period (including six of six free

throws). Delta’s Porter and SkyView’s Wyatt led their respective teams offense with 21 points each. Webb finished with 11 points to give the Panthers two players in double figure scoring. Following the title game coach Crowder offered thoughts on the game’s outcome. “The girls showed up ready to play and they brought intensity. That other team got tired ... we wore them down. We weathered the storm and kept a mindset needed to win.” The keys of the game, according to Crowder, were multiple. “There was no one girl who stood out tonight. I felt Keely Porter was definitely the girl who took over and Alexa Huff did some incredible things for us. You can’t overlook the play of our guards who were asked to guard full court. They worked in shifts to keep pressure on the ball.

They make so much happen that isn’t a recorded stat.” Crowder ’s final thoughts reflect confidence in his team. “These are exciting times. We have some experience in past years of playing in Denver with some wins. These girls know how to get on a bus and go to Denver and win!” Looking ahead to the week, and Elite 8 play, Delta, No. 4 and 23-1, will face No. 5 Eaton, 231, following a 48-44 win over No. 21 University last Saturday. Delta and Eaton are scheduled to play March 7, (Thursday) at 11:45 a.m. at Denver University. The winner of Thursday’s game is in the semifinal round March 8 against either No. 1 St. Mary’s (23-1) or No. 9 Alamosa (17-6) at 7 p.m. Winners of semifinal play meet for the 3A State Championship on March 9 at 4 p.m.

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For the ﬁrst time in school history Delta High School will be sending its girls’ basketball team to participate in a state championship. The Panthers qualiﬁed for the honor after defeating Lake County, 63-39, and SkyView Academy, 53-39. Delta plays in the Great 8 March 7 against Eaton at 11:45 a.m.

Delta boys earn state trip BY WAYNE CRICK DCI Sports Editor

To say there was excitement in Delta High School’s gymnasium last weekend would be an understatement supreme. The last trip to a state basketball tournament for the boys was in the late 1970’s. The Panthers have been close several times but haven’t gotten to the Elite 8 for a shot at a state title since the 1940’s. Bayfield came to last weekend’s basketball regional in Delta with one thought; beat the Panthers. With four of last year’s state 3A champions returning, the Wolverines (11-10) had visions of making the Panthers the first step in a repeat performance in 2019. As a 28-seed in the regional bracket, Bayfield was matched against Delta (No. 5, 18-4) in the opening round in Delta. The Panthers withstood a poor second quarter to hold off a determined Bayfield squad for a 6763 win in overtime. On the other side of the boys’ bracket, No. 12 Faith Christian (16-6) had to fight off a scrappy No. 21 team, Eaton (13-9) to earn a 57-54 decision for a shot at the title against Delta. Delta 67, Bayfield 63 In the beginning

Kennedy poured in 15 points in the fourth quarter alone to lead a futile comeback bid for the Wolverines. Senior Hayden Farmer finished with 18 points in Bayfield’s season-ending loss. Delta 43, Eagles 38 OT Delta’s offense was stymied for three quarters of play by a stingy and savvy Faith Christian defense. Neither team had much offense with the Eagles taking an 18-14 lead to the locker room at halftime. Junior Jon Randall paced Faith Christian’s

teeth and get busy. Robinson’s 3-point goal deep in the left corner ignited momentum for Delta. His two free throws at 5:32 made the score 24-23 and the Eagles were making mistakes in pressure situations as the game progressed. Faith Christian sophomore Graham Kroll was fouled and sank the double bonus free throws to push the Eagle’s lead to 30-25. Mock hit one of the game’s biggest shots for Delta at the 2:58 mark when he buried a 3pointer in front of the Panther’s bench cutting Faith Christian’s lead to 30-28. After a Faith Christian basket, Mock hit a short-range runner cutting the Eagle’s lead to a deuce again, 32-30. A missed 3-point attempt by Faith Christian allowed Delta to tie the game, 32-32, on a Mock tip-in with 1:18 left in the game. A highly controversial technical foul was called on Mock during a jump ball situation. The Eagles eventually regained a three-point lead, 35-32, after free throws and a new possession. The Panthers, though Photo submitted stunned by the turn of Members of Delta High Schools boys’ basketball team pose for a photo after winning their regional events, maintained their basketball tournament last weekend with wins over Bayﬁeld, 67-63, and Faith Christian, 43-38, in over- composure and got their BOYS TO B6 time.

Delta had momentum and found a rhythm and bolted to a 13-3 to finish the first quarter. Senior Kyle Mock had seven points for the Panthers and senior Andrew Baier had four. Second quarter momentum swung to the Wolverines with Bryant Cuellar tossing in seven of the Wolverines 17 points in the quarter. Delta senior John Ames was four of six from the foul line and scored six points to help the Panthers maintain a four-

point lead, 24-20, at halftime. Play in the second half was an evenly played 16 minutes with each team scoring 43 points; 21 each in the third quarter and 22 each in the fourth. Ames had 14 points in the second half to finish with 20 points and Mock had 11 to post 18 points. Senior Jonathan Robinson had 10 of his 15 points in the second half to give the Panthers three players with double figure scoring. Bayfield senior Turner

offense with five points in the second quarter in an 11-6 run. Tempo in the second half was slow enough to appease a tortoise and the Eagles found ways to generate a 7-4 advantage and a 25-18 lead with one quarter left to play. Early in the fourth quarter Mock went to work on offense and scored seven points in Delta’s 17-10 run to end regulation play with a 35-35 tie. Mock wasn’t the only Panther to clench his

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Boys CONTINUED FROM B5 chances at the free throw line as well. Junior Felipe Bedoy entered the game and connected on three of four foul shots to tie the game at 35-35. A missed last-second shot by Faith Christian forced the extra period of play. Faith Christian senior Isiah Kroll scored the overtime’s first points on a lay-in giving the Eagles a 37-35 lead. A short time later the Eagles picked up a free throw from senior

Jacob Thielen to give Faith Christian another three-point lead, 38-35. Robinson gave Delta faithful something to cheer about with his second three-point goal from the left corner again. Robinson’s shot produced a thunderous celebration from partisan fans. Junior guard Alexus Fausto came up with a loose ball on Faith Christian’s next possession and spotted Mock ahead of the Eagle’s defense and

hit him with a long pass which resulted in an easy layup and a 40-38 lead for Delta, its first since a 13-12 lead in the first half. Another deafening roar from the crowd created added momentum for the Panthers. Delta’s final points of the game came at the free throw line after Mock was fouled two more times and converted three of four shots making the final score 43-38. Mock finished the game with 14

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Delta takes a time out to regroup against Faith Christian last Saturday evening in Delta. The Panthers and Eagles played for the regional title and a berth in the 2019 Great 8 portion of the 3A Boys State Championships at Denver University running March 7-9. Delta defeated Faith Christian, 43-38, in overtime to advance. Delta plays The Vanguard School at 10:15 a.m. March 7.

points and shared gamescoring honors with Faith Christian’s Randall. Mock was joined in double-digit scoring by Robinson and his 10 points. Coach Rob Ames was ecstatic with the weekend and his team’s accomplishments in the title game. “I’m so proud of these boys. I thought all four quarters we got the shots we wanted but nothing would roll our way: loose balls, deflections, good shots that would not fall ... all went to FCHS ... until the final quarter. We just kept pushing that big rock until it started moving, and then ... it all started going our way when it mattered most! What a team!” Delta is in the Elite 8 this Thursday, March 7, and will face The Vanguard School at 10:15 a.m. A win Thursday bumps the Panthers to a 5:30 p.m. game against either No. 1 Lutheran, 19-5, or No. 8 DSST Stapleton, 19-4. The 3A Boys State Championship game is set for March 9 at 6 p.m. All games are played at Denver University, March 7-9.

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Senior Jonathan Robinson has a bit of resistance in his attempt at a jump shot against Bayﬁeld’s Wolverines on Friday night. Delta battled its way to a 67-63 win and earned a regional title shot on Saturday.

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Paonia boys, Bulldog girls end hoops year BY WAYNE CRICK DCI Sports Editor

Paonia’s Eagles entered the Region 7 2A tournament as a No. 23 seed. No. 7 Simla hosted region 7 play with No. 26 Telluride and No. 10 Byers in the field. Paonia (14-8) played Byers (16-5) to begin tournament action. The Bulldogs used a big second half to turn back the Eagles, 51-36, and advance to the title game against Telluride, a 57-52 winner over Simla. Byers went on to win the Region 7 title with a 51-39 win. Byers 51, Paonia 36 The Bulldogs trailed Photo by Tamie Meck Olathe’s Clay Yarnell, left, and Berthoud are at a stalemate in a semiﬁnal Paonia, 19-17 after two periods. A halftime talk match. Yarnell placed third overall and ﬁinished his senior season 40-8.

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from the Byers’ coaching staff must have made a big impression on the players. Byers hit the floor running and left little doubt as to who was about to win with a 19-8 run. Paonia wasn’t able to keep up in the fourth quarter either as the Bulldogs put the game away with a 15-9 effort and the 51-36 victory. Senior David Lozano was Paonia’s leading scorer with 11 points and senior Kyle Long finished with eight counters. Paonia ended the year with a 14-9 record. Girls Huskies 48, HHS 36 The Hotchkiss girls’

Cedaredge girls exit 3A basketball playoffs BY WAYNE CRICK DCI Sports Editor

The Cedaredge Bruins’ girls basketball team was in both games played in this year’s regional playoffs. No. 11 Cedaredge won its opener in Parker at Lutheran High School against No. 22 Prospect Ridge Academy, 54-34. With the win Cedaredge advanced to face No. 6 Lutheran in the title game in regional play. The Lions got the breaks, and the win, with a 17-10 fourth quarter which produced a final score of 49-45. The loss to Lutheran (20-4) ended Cedaredge’s season with a record of 18-6. Bruins 54, Miners 34 Cedaredge held a 2420 halftime lead against the Miners and simply

kept its foot on the gas in second half play to outscore its opponents 3020, including a 15-4 third quarter, for the win and a berth in the Sweet 16. Sophomore Kammie Henderson led all scorers in the game with 15 points for the Bruins. Nine of those 15 points came in the first quarter on an 11-7 run by Cedaredge. Senior Courtney Freeman used long-range shooting to keep her Bruin teammates on pace with three 3-pointers in the second quarter to finish with 11 points. Junior Makayla Kehmeier also had 11 points in the win for Cedaredge. Brittany Gioso scored 10 points to lead the Miners’ offense. Lions 49, Bruins 45 The regional title

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Pipe project targets salinity load Piping irrigation ditches benefits local farmers, Colorado River

BY EMY LYNN ROQUE CISNEROS Staff Writer

Each year western Colorado, Wyoming and Utah contribute several hundred thousands of tons of salt to the Colorado River. To help prevent seepage and reduce salinity loading in the basin, open irrigation ditches are being replaced with buried pipe. In Orchard City construction crews are currently working on the Orchard Ranch Ditch. By piping its two miles, farmers will have better irrigation and 1,000 tons of salt won’t go to the river each year. Built over a century ago, the open and unlined ditch leaks water into the surrounding soil. Later it crystallizes close to the surface when water is removed through evapotranspiration, or evaporation through soil. Funding for this $1.4 million project comes mostly from a grant through the Bureau of Reclamation. Over the last several years it has targeted western Colorado to resolve some of the salinity issue through agricultural irrigation. Millions of funds have already been put into Delta County alone. “This salt is damaging to users in lower Colorado and states like Arizona, California, Nevada and New Mexico,” said Paul Kehmeier, salinity program coordinator for Western Colorado with the Colora-

do Department of Agriculture. Increased salinity increases water treatment costs, deteriorates plumbing, increases soap needs and creates an undesirable taste when drinking. Irrigation with those ditches is also less efficient due to water loss from seepage. This one project will affect about 40 different shareholders in OC for a total of 350 acres of farmland. Construction began in November and completion is projected for April. However, it’s been four years since the idea to pipe the ditch began. Other elements included running an environmental analysis to ensure no endangered species were threatened, completing a cultural survey to not disturb any historical aspects, replacing habitat since several areas of tree and grass are affected, and hiring an engineering firm to design the project. Landowners close to the construction were notified, too. “We’re complying with the RIPA act to receive the grant funding,” explained Kehmeier. For a project this size some changes are also required as they go along. Challenges include not hitting power lines, minimal disturbance to trees and working quickly when crossing roads. A construction supervisor helps to find solutions to difficult scenarios as they arise. Kehmeier reported that they’ve thankfully had no major disruptions or complaints. He said the company hired, Pitt Construction Company, is doing thorough work. Jason Serve, with Willow Creek Construction, is placing the inlet concrete structures that filter debris as the ditch diverts water at Surface

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“In the long run we’re saving water,” said Matt Pollar, one of the construction workers on the project. During the time these photos were taken he was one of three excavators working with several others on the ground to remove dirt and rocks before placing pipe. Creek. Over the last eight years Kehmeier has worked on several similar ditch projects, with this being the second largest. He became involved with the Orchard Ranch Ditch piping out of a desire to better irrigation in the area. Recently he took on the job of salinity program coordinator to help ditch companies find the funding to transition to piping. “The goal is to ultimately keep salt out of the Colorado River,” he said. Those interested in piping their ditches can contact Kehmeier with the CDA at 720614-4921 or stop by his office at the National Resource Conservation Service building in Delta.

Cedaredge is forming an Economic Development Advisory Committee When you think about the future of our community, what do you envision? What does Cedaredge look like in five or ten years? Business as usual? Slow and steady growth? An explosion of new entrepreneurial startups filling up the empty storefronts? The Town of Cedaredge is forming an Economic Development Advisory Committee and is looking for citizens who want to shape and guide the economic future of Cedaredge. “We’re looking for dreamers and visionaries who love

this community and who can think big and think outside the box,” said Kami Collins, the economic development coordinator for the town. “If you are invested in the future of Cedaredge and want to serve your community in this capacity, we invite you to serve on the Economic Development Advisory Committee.” The committee will be comprised of 7-9 individuals who represent a diverse economic background. Committee members need not be a resident of the Town of Cedaredge (but must reside in the Surface

Creek Valley). If interested in helping shape the future of Cedaredge, please send a brief statement of interest to Collins at townclerk@ cedaredgecolorado.com or stop by Town Hall at 235 W. Main Street to drop off your statement by March 15. It can be simple: Tell us what you love about this community, why you want to help shape its future, and what skills or resources you can bring to the table. Kami can also be reached at 856-3123 ext. 112 for questions or more information.

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Cedaredge Clowns bring joy to seniors BY EMY LYNN ROQUE CISNEROS Staff Writer

Corny jokes, silly songs and funny dancing are a sure way to get anyone to crack a smile or laugh. For the Cedaredge Clowns, these antics are part of a program they host each month at Horizons, Crossroads and Willow Tree Senior Living facilities. Each month on the third Tuesday, members of the CC volunteer a few hours in the afternoon to spend 20 to 30 minutes in each facility. During Christmas they go to the North Fork Valley Children’s Christmas party, give small gifts and make balloon animals. “We like laughing and want everybody to laugh. We love fun,” said group member Ginny Stohler. Cedaredge clowns began in the early 1980s. Members of the Cedaredge Methodist Church wanted to do some-

thing good for others. “Wayne and Verrette Markley were instrumental in keeping the clowns going and on track,” said Stohler. “If that’s possible with a bunch of clowns.” Now 30 years later the group is still lively with eight members. Current clowns are “Corky” Jerry Grasshan, “Pom Pom” Ginny Stohler, “Bam Bam” Paul Ash, “Fancy” Nancy Carlson, “Daffodil” Diane Grudt, “Squeezy” Carolyn Lamm, “Goofy” Marilyn Anderson and “Roe Roe” Rae Sickles. Their costumes support their clown names, too. Ginny Liston was their costume coordinator for a number of years but now they put together whatever parts and pieces that fit together. Grudt loves changing up her outfits each time. Each one includes daffodils as part of her name but overall she just uses things she has. “The

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Approximately 15 Horizons Healthcare & Retirement residents watched the show put on by the Cedaredge Clowns Feb. 19. They enjoyed ice cream while “Corky,” “Pom Pom,” “Bam Bam,” “Fancy,” “Daffodil,” and “Roe Roe” told Valentine’s-themed jokes, sang and danced. Residents who were able to expressed joy at the show, clapping along or even singing if they recognized a song. first time I clowned, the only thing I could think to put on was this crown with vines and daffodils and thought the name could work well, too,” she said. Like most of the members, Grudt joined to do something lively and impact the lives of others. She looks forward to the outings and loves seeing the reactions from the facility residents. “The clowns make every-

body laugh, our moods are lightened, they’re having a good time and being silly gives a good escape from the problems of life,” she said. “When I’m clowning, I’m totally away from my problems and focusing on other people.” One hope for the clowns is to recruit more members. They’ve had many over the years, but now not everyone can make every show. Several years ago they had a piano

player, which Stohler hopes to have again. Those interested in spending a few hours once a month to bring smiles to the elderly with Cedaredge Clowns can contact Stohler at 856-6082. Grudt said preparation doesn’t take long; she simply has a good stockpile of jokes, maybe needs to learn a song or two and chooses her outfit. Then, the fun begins as they start visiting the facilities.

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New venue for soup supper The women of the Cedar Mesa Community Club will be hosting their annual scholarship fundraiser soup supper on Sunday, March 17, from 4-6 p.m. There will be

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ter that has made the parking lot at the clubhouse difficult to navigate. Fortunately, one of the club members, Annie Holton, has stepped up and generously offered to hold the fundraiser at the Holton’s Lost Mesa Grill in downtown Cedaredge. Since the restaurant is normally closed on Sunday evenings, the Soup Supper will be the only thing on the menu. Through the generosity of the club’s loyal supporters who flock to this annual event, and also to their famous gourmet sit-down dinners each spring, the Cedar Mesa Community Club has been able to provide substantial scholarships to graduating high school students each year. Scholarships are the main project for this 501(c)3 organization that has been a very active presence in the Cedaredge community for 111 years. The members also donate regularly to the local food bank and animal shelter, and at Christmastime give generously to the holiday food baskets, angel giving tree and community Christmas dinner. The club also donates to other charitable organizations and projects across the Western Slope such as the Backpack Program and Hilltop Domestic Violence Services. The club members invite everyone to come partake of the delicious fare and warm hospitality that will be available on St. Patrick’s evening from 4-6 p.m. at the Lost Mesa Grill. No tickets are required, just a generous donation to a great cause. For more information, please call 856-4165.

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Congratulations to 2018 Cedaredge High School graduate Salem Shenold for graduating from the U.S. Army Advanced Individual Training on Feb. 20 as a Distinguished Honor Graduate. He graduated ﬁrst in his class. Shenold is a 91E Allied Trade Specialist. An allied trade specialist is primarily responsible for supervising and performing the fabrication, repair and modiﬁcation of metallic and nonmetallic parts. They operate lathes, drill presses, grinders and other machine shop equipment.

Fourth grader creates quilts for long term care residents Tia Homedew already has a solid start as a local philanthropist at the age of nine. Her passion — quilt making. Homedew is a fourth grader at Paonia Elementary School and is a member of the 4-H program. She started sewing at an even younger age with the help of her mom and grandmother. A 4-H project of making quilts and donating them to children in Grand Junction spurred her interest in giving back. Because Homedew’s great-grandmother, Jean Clark, lived at Horizons Care Center for many years, she decided to make lap blankets for residents. Homedew made eight quilts on her own and brought them to Horizons to donate to the residents. “They are absolutely

beautiful,” said Amy Bryant, memory care program director, who was present to receive the quilts from Homedew. “She even thought of the men in the facility who she made Broncos quilts for.” “Horizons is very lucky

to have such thoughtful and talented family members that make up their community,” said Karen Crump, admissions and marketing director. “We hope to see more of Tia’s lap quilts in the future. She is truly an inspiration to others.”

Tia Homedew made eight quilts for residents of Horizons Care Center.

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fair. A Jan. 9 DCI article reminded Delta County residents to mark their 2019 calendars for countywide health fairs taking place next week in Paonia, Cedaredge and Delta. The January notice also announced early blood draws which took place in February. However, those who did not get early blood draws can still take part in the March health fairs including receiving a colorectal cancer screening kit which consists of a non-bloodwork procedure. Unlike years past, there is no telephone registration. Online registration through the hospital website is available for health fairs at delta hospital.org. Appointments made in advance at the website will reduce wait times and eliminate long lines on event days. A news release from the hospital contained these instructions: “Just click on the health fair heart artwork on the

home page and residents will immediately be connected to an online registration process that is very user friendly. Residents may select a location in Paonia, Cedaredge or Delta and a date for health fairs scheduled for mid-March.” If it is too late to complete online registration, residents can still come in person to a health fair at these times and places: Wednesday, March 13 — Technical College of the Rockies building in Paonia, 6:30 to 10 a.m. Thursday, March 14 — Bill Heddles Recreation Center in Delta, 6:30 to 11 a.m. Friday, March 15 — Cedaredge Civic Center, 6:30 to 10 a.m. The health fairs will offer blood draws for health screens and free blood pressure screenings. The health fair in Delta on March 14 will also have health-related services and vendors at Bill Heddles Recre-

ation Center. Staff and volunteers from Delta County Memorial Hospital (DCMH) operate the health fairs. Participants who wish to have blood drawn at the health fair must fast for 12 hours prior and should drink lots of water and continue on all medications. There is a fee for services and only cash or check is accepted, the health fair staff cannot bill a participant’s insurance. Periodic countywide early blood draws and associated health fairs are jointly sponsored by Delta County Lions Clubs and DCMH. The venues and communities hosting the health fairs are also co-sponsors. For information, call Western Health Screenings at 1-800-410-3225 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, or Delta County Memorial Hospital - Paula Carter at 874-2298 or Kendra Dorr at 874-6411.

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Cedaredge High School senior Peter Sandels was honored by the Rotary Club of Cedaredge as February Student of the Month. Throughout high school Peter has been active in the CHS chapter of Future Farmers of America (FFA). Last year he served as FFA president and this year he is a teaching assistant for the chapter. Peter also plays basketball for CHS. He is an avid outdoorsman who plans to attend Western Colorado State University in Gunnison to study wildlife conservation biology. He hopes to enter the workforce as ﬁshery technician. Pictured with Peter are (left to right) Rotary president Pastor Joe Agne, Peter’s mother Sid and Katie Greenwood, CHS agriculture teacher and FFA advisor.

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Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Barbed wire in the spotlight

Seeds are ready Beginning March 1, library patrons can begin “checking out” seeds from any library in Delta County. Library staff and volunteers packaged a record number of seeds for the 2019 growing season — 2,793 seed packets are cataloged and available for checkout! Anyone with a valid library

card may take up to 10 seed packets each year. Seeds do not have to be returned, but library staff can provide information on seed saving if a patron is interested. For more information on the Delta County Seed Library, please contact your local library or visit deltalibraries.org.

Each year the Museum of the West in Grand Junction invites area museums to be part of its Heritage Rendezvous to showcase items in collections found at Western Slope museums. Pioneer Town Museum is participating this year with an exhibit of barbed wire. The narrative which accompanies the wire display explains “How the West was Fenced.” The need for barbed wire arose in the 19th century as the American frontier moved westward into the Great Plains. Traditional fence materials, wooden rails and stone, became scarce and expensive. Barbed wire was also known as Devil’s Rope and Bobbed Wire. The idea of barbed wire as a means for fencing livestock originated in America during 1868; Michael Kelly had invented the basic design for barbed wire when he twisted two plain wires together to create a cable for barbs. One of the first

Community garden plots now available Cedaredge Community Gardens held its annual meeting on Friday, Feb 9. New members were welcomed and plans for the coming season discussed. A heritage apple orchard is in the works for this season! The garden plans to open in early April. Plots measuring 10’ x 20’ are available for an annual fee of $35 per season. Several raised tubs are also available. Water, mulch materials, manure and helpful experienced gardeners included! The garden will continue to maintain plots dedicated to the Food Bank. Last year nearly 200

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Gardeners are getting ready for a new season at the Cedaredge Community Gardens. Plots are available. pounds of produce were For more info check donated by Cedaredge its Facebook page or call community gardeners. 970-210 8587.

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This display of barbed wire is exhibited by Pioneer Town Museum as part of the Heritage Rendezvous at the Museum of the West in Grand Junction. Western Slope museums participate by displaying items that are unusual or strange. The show, “Out of Place and Time: Unusual and Strange Artifacts Found in Institutional Collections,” continues through March 25. patents in the United States for barbed wire was issued in 1867 to Lucien B. Smith of Kent, Ohio, who is regarded as the inventor. Then, in 1874, Joseph Glidden, a farmer from DeKalb, Illinois, made improvements to Kelly’s invention, locking a simple wire barb into a double-strand wire, for which he received a patent. In the 1800’s there were over 530 samples of barbed wire patented in the United States. Glidden’s patent was considered #1, and by the time of his death in 1906, he was one of the richest men in America. Barbed wire was the first wire technology capable of restraining cattle. Wire fences were cheaper and easier to erect than their alternatives. Accelerated by manufacturing improvements and coupled with falling steel prices, the price of barbed wire was driven from $20 per hundred pounds in 1874, to $10 in 1880, and under $2 by 1897. In 1876 commercial production was 1,500 tons and by 1900 annual barbed wire production had reached 200,000 tons. By 1910 wooden fences had almost disappeared. Washburn & Moen Mfg. Co. patented its

own designs, acquired Glidden’s patent, and became the company that produced millions of miles of barbed wire that fenced America. Washburn & Moen’s barbed wire would be the desired standard. It changed the American landscape and produced a high-quality, economic method to fence farms and the range. By 1885, the company was producing 418 types of wire with an output of 245 tons a day! Barbed wire, the popular fencing tool, hurried westward expansion and influenced life in the region as dramatically as the rifle, telegraph, windmill, and locomotive. The theme of this year’s Heritage Rendezvous is “Out of Place and Time: Unusual and Strange Artifacts Found in Institutional Collections.” The artifacts in the exhibition include a prayer bell encapsulated by a tree, a unique invention, photographs of pioneers in distant lands and unusual artifacts or heirlooms. The exhibit continues through March 25. For more information about the Museum of the West and the Heritage Rendezvous, visit museum ofwesternco.com.

The Pioneer Town Museum is closed in the winter, and will open for the summer season beginning May 28. It features 24 buildings on nearly five acres, many of which are historical buildings relocated to the site in Cedaredge. The buildings display artifacts representing the historical period from the late 1800s through the early and mid 1900s. Learn more about Pioneer Town at www.pioneertown.org.

Water is focus of March 14 program On Thursday, March 14, join water experts from the Surface Creek Valley for a program on water. The presentation begins at 6 p.m. at the Grand Mesa Arts and Events Center, 195 W. Main, Cedaredge. There is a recommended donation of $10 at the door to cover presentation costs. This is the first of four “Voices of the Western Slope” series hosted by Delta County Libraries and the Grand Mesa Arts and Events Center.

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Gene L. Swisher died Feb. 23, 2019, at Laurel Manor Care Center in Colorado Springs. Formerly of El Cajon, Calif., he had resided in Delta since January 2018. He was 88. Gene Swisher was born on Aug. 29, 1930, in Perry, Okla., to Paul and Katherine (Sawatzky) Swisher. He graduated from Cushing High School in 1947. In 1950, he married Eva Mae Vannostran in Cushing, Okla. They had a daughter, Verna. Mr. Swisher was drafted into the Army during the Korean War and served in South Korea in an intelligence unit. After an honorable discharge, he worked at various jobs as a mechanic and in construction. He owned and operated a salvage yard in Moab, Utah, and later operated a construction company with his brothers in Moab. After his first marriage ended in divorce, he moved to San Diego, Calif., where he married Betty Johnson, a widow with three children. They lived in Lakeside and El Cajon, Calif. They traveled as part of a ministry, MAPS RV Volunteers, with the Assemblies of God, renovating churches in the United States and Japan. After the death of his wife, he moved to Delta to be near his daughter. Mr. Swisher is survived by his daughter,

OBITUARIES Verna (Danny) Kuhn of Delta; two grandsons, Jeff (Amy) Kuhn of Grand Junction, and Curtis (Julia) Kuhn of Colorado Springs; five greatgrandchildren; two greatgreat-grandchildren; two step-children, Mikaleen Klepper of Temecula, Calif., and David Johnson of Hesperia, Calif.; step-grandchildren, Joel, Nikki, Natasha, Todd, Jamie and Brandon; seven step-great-grandchildren; his brothers, Neal, Wes, Burke, Stan, and Phil; and extended family. Mr. Swisher was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Swisher; step-daughter, Judy Collins; ex-wife, Eva VanSchuyver; and sisters-inlaw, Wanda Swisher and Carol Swisher. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 16, at 2 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Delta, with Greg Teel officiating. Interment will be at Miramar National Cemetery in San Diego, Calif., with a committal service at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to your local hospice organization.

John Jones

John Eugene Jones died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. He was 74. Mr. Jones was born in Fostoria, Ohio, on Dec. 14, 1944, to Edward and Garlan Jones. He graduated from Tiffin High School in Tiffin, Ohio. Mr. Jones entered the United States Navy and served for almost 15 years. He then traveled west to Grand Junction where he met and married his wife, Grace (Langford Wilkes) Jones. He was a correctional officer for Colorado Department of Corrections for 27 years. Mr. Jones enjoyed watching football, especially the Raiders, and working on his lawn.

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He is survived by his Church, PO Box 74, partnership moved on to further ventures, such as daughter, Stacy (Mark) Lazear, CO 81420. Taylor Funeral Service operating Acorn Petro- Cool; son, Russell (Mary) leum and Bold Petro- Ochs; former daughter-in- and Crematory is hanleum. law, Becky; six grandchil- dling the arrangements. Mr. Ochs married Shir- dren, Heather (Stephen) Visit the internet obitley Agnes Burns in Las Miller, Matthew (Ahbi) uary and sign the online Vegas, Nev., on Dec. 20, Cool, Andrew Cool, Erica guest registry at www. (Stewart) Klair, Caleb taylorfuneralservice.com. 1958. The Ochs family moved (Jillian) Ochs and Landon to Hotchkiss in 1978, Ochs; four great-grandDonald Hanson where they operated a children, Tatum, Tucker, Delta resident Donfruit orchard until 2001. and Liam Cool, and EveMr. Ochs then operated a lyn Klair; brother, Har- ald Hanson died Dec. 23, ranch in Gunnison with lan (Alice Ann) Ochs; and 2018, at his home. He was 74. his brothers. extended family. A memorial service The Ochs were memMemorial donations bers of Mountain View may be made to Gideons will be held Saturday, Bible Church in Lazear International, PO Box March 16, at 11 a.m. at Emmett Dunn and the Gideons Interna- 142, Eckert, CO 81418, the Bill Heddles RecreEmmett Eugene Dunn, or Mountain View Bible ation Center. tional. longtime Hotchkiss resident, died in his home on Friday, March 2, 2019. A graveside service will be held Thursday, March 7, at 10 a.m. at Nov. 14, 1921 ~ Feb. 26, 2019 Mesa View Cemetery in Delta. Donald Eugene FosEsther encouraged him Mr. Dunn was born ter was born Nov. 14, to hike, and in their 80’s on Dec. 8, 1943, to Jew1921, in York, Neb. they hiked to the Havasu ell (Chaffin) and Floyd He grew up with his Falls in the Grand CanDunn in Texhoma, Okla. parents, Clarence and yon. They divided their His family moved to Anna Teinert Foster time between Paonia Hotchkiss in 1948, where and his older sister, and Grand Junction he spent most of his life. Eleanor on their farm. until Don moved to On March 11, 1966, he As an adult, potato soup Grand Junction permamarried Elda Tweedy in reminded him of his nently. Don celebrated Hotchkiss. childhood, because they his 97th birthday this He is survived by his had so much of it durpast November with wife, Elda Dunn; sons, ing the Depression. He family and friends. He Emmett Dunn Jr. of Ohio, enjoyed nature, travel, attended the University Rex Dunn of Olathe, Greg of Nebraska at Lincoln final move was to Paonia the view from his porch Dunn of Dilly, Texas and where he met Rachael Colo., in 1959 when Don in Paonia and cherished Floyd Dunn of La Junta; McCray, his future wife. became an officer in the the time he spent with two daughters, Linda Dec. 7, 1941, changed First National Bank. his crew members of the Sisum of Tennessee and his life. He joined the Their son, Grant, was LSC ship at reunions. Patricia Swiderski of He was preceded Marines because that’s born in Paonia. EventuWest Virginia.; brother, where all the action was ally, with the support in death by his wife, Kay Dunn of Utah; two going to be, but later of many friends, Don Rachael and a grandsisters, Bernita Dove of realized how lucky he started his own bank, daughter, Danielle FosGrand Junction and Betty was to have been trans- Paonia State Bank. Don ter. Klaseen of Crawford; 13 ferred to the US Navy. loved Paonia. Some of He is survived by grandchildren; and 15 He served as an offi- his happiest times were daughter Nelda (John) great-grandchildren. cer on an LSC ship in up in the mountains on Brangwin of Bellevue, Taylor Funeral Service the Pacific. Returning horseback or scaring Wash.; sons, Curtis of and Crematory is hanto Nebraska, he mar- passengers on narrow Paonia and Grant (Jet) dling the arrangements. ried Rachael June 16, jeep trails. He volun- Foster of Grand JuncVisit the internet obit1946, on a day so hot teered with Boy Scouts tion. uary and sign the online Interment of crethe candles melted in and helped create a gun guest registry at www. the church. Their first club and range for kids mated remains will be taylorfuneralservice.com. child, Nelda, was born focused on gun safety. in the Veterans Memoin Nebraska. In 1950 He was active in the rial Cemetery at Grand they moved to Pueblo, Paonia Rotary Club, giv- Junction. Colo., where Don was a ing that up only when Memorial donations loan officer for a bank. he moved to Grand can be made to the Paonia Their son, Curtis, was Junction, Colo. Rotary Club (PO Box born in Pueblo. When His wife, Rachael, 1543, Paonia, CO 81428) a better job was offered preceded him in death, or Hope West Hospice at the First National in 2003. After some time, (https://www.hopewest Bank in Greeley, Colo., he chose to share his life co.org/memorial-gifts). they moved again. Their with Esther Margonis. Paid obituary He is survived by his wife, Grace Jones; his two daughters, Lisa (Wilkes) Kennedy and Sandra Jones; and seven grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery at 2830 Riverside Parkway, Grand Junction. Brown’s Cremation and Funeral Services is handling the arrangements.

Donald Eugene Foster Donald Eugene Foster was born November 14, 1921, in York Nebraska. He grew up with his parents, Clarence and Anna Teinert Foster and his older sister, Eleanor on their farm. As an adult, potato soup reminded him of his childhood, because they had so much of it during the Depression. He attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln where he met Rachael McCray, his future wife. Dec. 7, 1941 changed his life. He joined the Marines because that’s where all the action was going to be, but later realized how lucky he was to have been transferred to the US Navy. He served as an officer on an LSC ship in the Pacific. Returning to Nebraska, he married Rachael June 16, 1946, on a day so hot the candles melted in the church. Their first child, Nelda, was born in Nebraska. In 1950 they moved to Pueblo Colorado where Don was a loan officer for a bank. Their son, Curtis, was born in Pueblo. When a better job was offered at the First National Bank in Greeley, Colorado, they moved again. Their final move was to Paonia Colorado in 1959 when Don became an officer in the First National Bank. Their son, Grant, was born in Paonia. Eventually, with the support of many friends, Don started his own bank, Paonia State Bank. Don loved Paonia. Some of his happiest times were up in the mountains on horseback or scaring passengers on narrow jeep trails. He volunteered with Boy Scouts and helped create a Gun club and range for kids focused on gun safety. He was active in the Paonia Rotary Club, giving that up only when he moved to Grand Junction, Colorado. His wife, Rachael, preceded him in death, in 2003. After some time, he chose to share his life with Esther Margonis. Esther encouraged him to hike, and in their 80’s they hiked to the Havasu Falls in the Grand Canyon. They divided their time between Paonia and Grand Junction until Don moved to Grand Junction permanently. Don celebrated his 97th birthday this past November with family and friends. He enjoyed nature, travel, the view from his

Hotchkiss resident Donald Louis Ochs died on Monday, March 4, 2019. He was 87. Viewing will be held Wednesday, March 6, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Taylor Funeral Service in Delta. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at Mountain View Bible Church in Lazear. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Hotchkiss. Mr. Ochs was born Dec. 1, 1931, to David and Matilda Ochs in Russell, Kan. He attended Russell schools until his graduation from high school in 1949. Mr. Ochs attended Kansas University, obtaining a bachelor of science degree in business in 1953. Commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Army, he served on active duty from 1953-1963. He and his brothers opened and operated the PDQ carwash in Colorado Springs from 19561963. The Ochs brothers’

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Members and guests of the Plant and Dig Garden Club experienced a wonderful afternoon treat when nationallyrenowned local artist Carol Ann Rasmussen conducted a workshop in her home on a rather new form of painting entitled “alcohol ink painting on black vinyl.” Carol Ann first demonstrated the technique, placing a drop of alcohol on the vinyl followed by a drop of ink, then taking a container filled with compressed air and, with small squirts, creating designs which resulted in beautiful depictions of flower-like designs, complete with foliage. After some trialand-error efforts, everyone who participated in the workshop produced stunning pictures which, when finished, were highlighted with matting that Carol also provided. There are many artistically-inclined members in our club and among our guests. Their creative abilities came to life as they perfected their personal techniques with this new style of painting. It was a wonderful way for us to enjoy our love of gardening and flowers, giving us a lasting reminder of an afternoon spent creating something beautiful. Thank you, Carol Ann, for giving us one more way to enjoy our gardening passion. During the club’s meeting, it was decided that once again this year we would sponsor

a “Story-Walk” for the upper end of the Surface Creek walking path. So members will be busy thinking up a new theme that will titillate the imagination of walkers of every age who enjoy this trail. This is a huge project for our club and we will need the input from every member to design another successful StoryWalk. New membership/ information booklets were distributed at this meeting. And once again we thank club secretary Lisa Joss for putting them together and making them so beautiful in

the process. In March, members will enjoy a presentation by Linda Hansen entitled, “Birds 101.” It will be the perfect time for a program on identifying birds native to our area. As gardeners, we enjoy the presence of our little flying friends when we are busy with gardening chores. Linda will help us do exactly that. As spring approaches we hope everyone who enjoys gardening will be filled with anticipation of another happy, productive season enjoying, as we do, the wonders that our gardens bring to us.

Pioneer Town to host soup supper BY EMY LYNN ROQUE CISNEROS April 18, is “My Little Staff Writer

Looking for an indoor activity to warm yourself? The Surface Creek Valley Historical Society (SCVHS) will hold its annual soup supper in Pioneer Town’s Stolte Shed on Saturday, March 9, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. A $10 donation is suggested. On Thursday, March 21, see the movie “Stagecoach” starring John Wayne. Admission to vintage movie nights is free, but donations are appreciated. Any contributions will be used toward the preservation of the Pioneer Town Museum. Seating is limited, so come early to guarantee a spot. Free popcorn will be served with soda available. The showing Thursday,

Chickadee,” the first film featuring W.C. Fields and Mae West together. The movies begin at 7 p.m. SCVHS started movie nights a few years ago. It began with silent films like Douglas Fairbanks in the “Thief of Bagdad” and Charlie Chaplin in “Gold Rush.” “We chose to have old classic film nights in keeping with the historic nature of the museum,” said Pioneer Town Museum curator Jane Everett. Another fundraising effort, this time to benefit the digitization of The Surface Creek Champion, will be a concert featuring Rhythm Method. More details are to come but currently it’s scheduled for May 18 at the Grand Mesa Arts Center.

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Bridges as your backdrop, this is an event not to be missed. Tickets are $30 online at montrose winefestival.com or at the Liquor Store and go up to $35 at the door the night of the event. All proceeds benefit The Black Canyon Boys & Girls Club (www.bcbgc. org).

On the evening of Thursday, Feb. 28, the Delta-Montrose Community Concert Association members, guests, and anyone else in “the valley” who enjoys great family entertainment gathered in the Delta Performing Arts and Education Center’s auditorium for another truly energetic, entertaining, and fun concert performed by a unique quartet of four young tenor vocalists who call themselves “The Jersey Tenors.” These four whose background includes training and experience in every venue from the classics to opera

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entertaining and enjoyable evening of music and song with one of the nation’s best vocal groups brought to you right here in Delta, Colo., by your Delta-Montrose Community Concert Association. I hope you took the opportunity to be there. Do keep in mind that our next concert is just a month away on Friday, March 29, at 7 p.m. when the world-renowned pianist, Frederic Chiu, will perform for us what I am confident will be another of his great — even astounding — piano concerts. He will surely make our grand Baldwin jump for joy! For details, check out www.deltamontrose concerts.com.

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Bird up! A chukar partridge takes wing as bird dog Sydney holds his point. Hunters left to right are Charlie Rehfeldt of Montrose, dog owner Jeff Sailors of Cedaredge, and shooter Butch Hrdlicka of Austin.

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in Hotchkiss, and other preserve venues. Scott Johnson, who lives in Paonia, works as a forester in the Montrose Field Office of the Colorado State Forest Service. About two years ago, Johnson, Sullens, Kevin Parks of Paonia, and a halfdozen other Delta County residents talked about forming a bird dog training club. Interest extended to Grand Junction where Bob Schweikhardt got involved and to Montrose where John Furca expressed interest. Soon a dozen hunters and 15 dogs were actively involved, with participants coming from throughout the Western Slope including Craig, Durango and Summit County. Since forming, the club has held about 20 days of training activities. In addition to hands-on, deliberate training of bird dogs, the club also participates in upland game bird conservation projects such as enhancing habitat. Western Colorado is home to a wide variety of upland game birds including pheasants, Gambel’s quail, chukar partridge, ptarmigan, sharptailed grouse, blue grouse, and greater sage grouse. The threatened Gunnison sage grouse is present in the

region and these birds are out of bounds for hunting but club conservation work also benefits this protected species. The deliberate training of bird dogs helps the animal become a working companion for the hunter. In stages, and with reinforcement, the dogs are taught to perform a series of essential functions: 1) to search for birds; 2) to hold a found bird steady with a pointing maneuver or, if the dog breed is not compatible with pointing behavior, to present the bird by flushing it; and 3) to retrieve the game. A well-trained dog will perform these steps seamlessly and with enthusiasm and reliability. And, of course, the dog must not be rattled by the sound of gunfire. During training if a step is missed or performed incorrectly, the bird is sometimes not shot and the dog does not receive the reward of being allowed to retrieve the bird. The hunters and dogs train using live pen-raised birds which are set out for the dog to find. Johnson likens it to learning the basics of angling in a lake full of stocked fish. To learn more about the West

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We striveto buildpartnerships~etweenSurfaceCreekareabusinessesandcitizensto celebrateourcommunity,supporta healthyeconomy, andpromotebusinessdevelopment for future entrepreneurs. Visit us onlineat www.Cedaredgechamber.com to learnmoreaboutourmembers,or the benefitsof membershipin the Chamber.

THANl<S TO OUR MEMBERS Diamond Double J Disposal Town of Cedaredge Cedaredge Golf Club Starr 's Guitars Adaptive Internet Ruby DMEA MBC Grand Radio Names and Numbers US Bank Sapphire Bank of Colorado TDS Elevate Corporate Big John 's Lumber Cedaredge Food Town RV Horizons / MHP Funds, LLC Sweet to the Core Orchards West Elk Web Media LLC Benson Brothers , LLC Business 6A Insurance - Scharee Atchison 1019 Designs Adaptive Communications , Inc Alpine Bank Anytime Fitness Apple Shed Aspen Dance Academy Atlasta Solar Center The Bank of London Black Hills Energy Biggins Pottery Blue Heron Yoga & Fitness

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Carlson Catering Cedaredge 1 LLC Cedaredge Chiropractic Cedaredge Creekside Cafe Cedaredge Land Company Cedaredge Lodge Cedaredge Pharmacy The Clubhouse Grill Colorado Mountain Enterprises Conner Orchards Creations by Liz/Birdhouses by Bob Cristee-Meade Building Company Daphna Russell Studios Dawn Standish - Aflac Ind. Agent Deer Creek Village Realty , LLC Delirious Liquors Delta County Commissioners Delta County Federal Credit Union Delta County Independent Dottie Whitlock, LMT Edward Jones Investments Enchanted Mesa Gallery Elite Commercial Roofing Excellent Home Repair Inc. Fresh Baked by Grandma Cheryl Fritchman Orchards Gazebo Florist & Boutique Grand Mesa Adventures Grand Mesa Commercial Real Estate Green Door Massage Therapy Got Style Now Grand Mesa Packaging Guild Mortgage High Country Shopper Homestead Estates Senior Apts. J & S Bakeria Kauai Vacation Rental

Kissner G.C. Inc. Lasting Impressions Long Haul Folding Kayaks Lost Mesa Grill LuLaRoe Becki Lewis LuLaRoe Kasey Bissell Love Your Lashes Eyelash Extensions Macht-Liles Real Estate Group LLC Mesa Liquor Mesa Rental & Supply Millennium Wellness Mountain Valley Realty The Old Slaughterhouse Odisea LLC Orange Kat, LLC Over the Hill Media Pro Space Interiors Ragged Brush Painting Re/Max Mountain West Reve Portraits Rice Recycling Salamandre Apothecary Shelter Insurance Short Branch Liquor Stacy's On Main Stay Wise Inns Stitchworks Embroidery Stoney Mesa Winery Suppes Heating and Cooling Surface Creek Auto Surface Creek Dental Surface Creek Family Practice Surface Creek Veterinary Center T's Grill T JL Copy Products Inc Transcend Beauty & Wellness LLc Tri County Health Network Mesa Moon Motel

Take advantage of the numerous benefits we offer to help you grow your business!

Wag's World Orchards Weles Studios West Elk Electric Western Slope Long Term Care Solutions Will Snowdon - Architect

Surface Creek Saddle Club , Inc. Surface Creek Valley Historical Soc. Tri-County Health Network True Life Church Valley Symphony Association Vision Charter Academy

Non-Profits A Little Help Abraham Connection Homeless Shelter American Legion Arc of Western Central Colorado Cedaredge Community United Methodist Church & Cedaredge Methodist Thrift Store Cedaredge Rotary Club Cedarege Library Community Options , Inc. Crossroads Senior Living Delta County Ambulance District Delta County Fair Junior Market Livestock Sale Committee & Fair Board Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta County Tourism Delta County Young Life Delta - Montrose Community Concert Assoc. Friends of Cedaredge Public Library Grand Mesa Arts & Events Center Grand Mesa Southern Baptist Church Habitat for Humanity of Delta County HopeWest Horizons Care Center lmpressionz Gallery Inc KVNF Public Radio Little Sprouts Preschool New Hope Evangelical Free Church OB Promotions Senior Community Care PACE Surface Creek Animal Shelter Surface Creek Lions Club

Give us a call at 970-856-6961 or stop by our office (245 West Main Street Cedaredge, CO 81413) Hours: Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday 9-4

Individual Barbara & Jim Allen Al & Laura Earley Penny Heuscher Bruce & Nancy Hovde Janice Jones Karen Locke Les Mergelman William (Bill) Miller Carol Ann Rasmussen Peter Sullivan Judy & Jerry Weaver Bill Welch Dave Wilson

We encourage you to patronize these member businessesand organizations!

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